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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Dish

ca. 1865 (made)
Place of origin

Dish for cakes. Earthenware, painted with coloured group on buff crackled ground, the border indented


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in overglaze enamels
Brief description
Dish, earthenware painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, Awata kilns, Edo period, ca. 1865
Physical description
Dish for cakes. Earthenware, painted with coloured group on buff crackled ground, the border indented
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.1cm
  • Diameter: 18.4cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from the Paris Exhibition, 1867 (Satsuma Government), accessioned in 1869. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Purchased from the Paris 1867 Exhibition.
Production
Decorated by Ruundo.
Collection
Accession number
862-1869

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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