Ewer
ca. 1650-1700 (made)
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Ewer of porcelain, with eight-sided bulbous body. Painted in green, yellow, red, manganese-purple and black with a dragon and flaming pearl in a panel reserved on a green diaper ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Ewer, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, Arita kilns (Kutani type), Edo period, ca. 1650-1700 |
| Physical description | Ewer of porcelain, with eight-sided bulbous body. Painted in green, yellow, red, manganese-purple and black with a dragon and flaming pearl in a panel reserved on a green diaper ground. |
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| Gallery label | EWER
Porcelain painted in enamels
JAPANESE (KUTANI); second half of 17th century
Salting Bequest
C.1497-1910(as at 2005) |
| Credit line | Salting Bequest |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mr. George Salting, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Other number | Loan no. 149 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.1497-1910 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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