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1880-1885 (made)
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This large tray with its fantastical Buddhist scene is a veritable tour-de-force of enamel decorated pottery aimed at the western market. It was painted by Naruse Seishi (1845-1923), a highly skilled pottery decorator who ran a workshop in the vicinity of the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo between 1872 and 1886. The practice of painting on ceramic blanks bought in from other parts of the country, in this case Satsuma in south-western Japan, was common at the time.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with crackled cream glaze decorated in overglaze enamels and gold |
| Brief description | Cer, Japan, SATSUMA/TOKYO, DECORATED FAIENCE |
| Physical description | Oblong tray decorated with a temple thronged with Buddhist deities and other figures. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Elkington & Co., accessioned in 1885. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
| Summary | This large tray with its fantastical Buddhist scene is a veritable tour-de-force of enamel decorated pottery aimed at the western market. It was painted by Naruse Seishi (1845-1923), a highly skilled pottery decorator who ran a workshop in the vicinity of the Zojoji Temple in Tokyo between 1872 and 1886. The practice of painting on ceramic blanks bought in from other parts of the country, in this case Satsuma in south-western Japan, was common at the time. |
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| Accession number | 156-1885 |
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| Record created | October 30, 2008 |
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