Bottle
1850-1900 (made)
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Bottle of cream-coloured earthenware, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding over a crackled glaze. Bulbous body, long neck expanding upwards. Decorated with borders of diaper or geometrical pattern, and with mice sporting among fans, scrolls, boxes, branches of flowers, vegetable, and other objects.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilding |
| Brief description | Bottle, earthenware painted in overglaze enamels and gilding; Japan, Osaka, 1850-1900 |
| Physical description | Bottle of cream-coloured earthenware, painted in enamel colours and decorated with gilding over a crackled glaze. Bulbous body, long neck expanding upwards. Decorated with borders of diaper or geometrical pattern, and with mice sporting among fans, scrolls, boxes, branches of flowers, vegetable, and other objects. |
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| Credit line | Given by A. Tyson, Esq. |
| Object history | Given by Mr. A. Tyson, accessioned in 1907. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 98-1907 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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