Vase
ca. 1875 (made)
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Vase of porcelain with clear crackled glaze, painted with a dragon and clouds and foliage in enamel colours and gold.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain with clear crackled glaze and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Vase, porcelain with clear crackled glaze and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Kutani kilns, Meiji period, ca. 1875 |
Physical description | Vase of porcelain with clear crackled glaze, painted with a dragon and clouds and foliage in enamel colours and gold. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Marks: 'Tozan' and 'Dai Nihon Kutani Naikai Kichizo sei' on base and lower side |
Gallery label | VASE
Porcelain with clear crackled glaze and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt
Marks Tozan and Dai Nihon Kutani Naikai Kichizo sei
on base and lower side
Kutani ware
JAPANESE; c.1875
314-1877(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 156 |
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Accession number | 314-1877 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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