Vase
ca. 1875 (made)
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Vase of red earthenware, with curved handles and four monster-head feet; round the neck are dragons in plain paste. One one side of the body painted with flowers in enamels, on the other side is a Chinese poem in praise of peonies inlaid in white clay.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Red earthenware with decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Vase, red earthenware with decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Ise province, Meiji period, ca. 1875 |
| Physical description | Vase of red earthenware, with curved handles and four monster-head feet; round the neck are dragons in plain paste. One one side of the body painted with flowers in enamels, on the other side is a Chinese poem in praise of peonies inlaid in white clay. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Nihon Banko Shibata tsukuru' impressed on base |
| Gallery label | VASE
Red earthenware with decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt with applied motifs around the mouth; Chinese poem in praise of peonies inlaid in white clay
Mark Nihon Banko Shibata tsukuru impressed on base
Banko ware
JAPANESE; c.1875
322-1877(As at 2005) |
| Object history | Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18.
Catalogue number 164 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 322-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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