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Jar and lid

Jar and lid

  • Place of origin:

    Arita, Japan (made)

  • Date:

    1660-1680 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels

  • Museum number:

    FE.24&A-1985

  • Gallery location:

    Japan, room 45, case 1

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Kakiemon-type wares, as Japanese porcelain of this kind is known, take their name from the family of Arita potters who are said to have learnt the techniques of overglaze enamelling from the Chinese in Nagasaki in the early 17th century. They were the most sought-after variety of Japanese porcelain exported to Europe, and by the 18th century were widely copied at factories in Holland, France, Germany and England. This is a particularly large and splendid example, the palette of soft enamel colours being used to create an idealised landscape that winds around the lobed form.

Physical description

Covered jar with lobed body and knob in the shape of a lion-dog, porcelain with decoration in overglaze enamels of rocky landscape.

Place of Origin

Arita, Japan (made)

Date

1660-1680 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Porcelain decorated in overglaze enamels

Dimensions

Height: 44.5 cm

Object history note

Date given as 1660-1680 in Porcelain for Palaces, no. 93; date on label in Toshiba Gallery given as 'about 1675-1700' as at February 2009

Descriptive line

Covered jar of porcelain with a knob on lid in shape of a lion-dog, Arita kilns (Kakiemon type), Japan, late 17th century.

Labels and date

Covered Jar
Porcelain with decoration in overglaze enamels
Rocky landscape
Arita kilns (Kakiemon type)
About 1675-1700 [1986]

Materials

Porcelain

Techniques

Painted; Glazed

Subjects depicted

Landscapes

Categories

Porcelain; Containers; Ceramics

Collection code

EAS

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