Bowl
1690-1720 (made)
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This fluted bowl in so-called Imari style is a classic example of a type of porcelain made for export to Europe during by potters in Arita in western Japan. The distinctive colour scheme was widely copied in eighteenth-century Europe and is still used by manufacturers today. The bowl is one of several fine examples of Japanese export porcelain bequeathed to the V&A in 1910 by the Australian-born collector George Salting (1835-1909), who settled in England in 1858.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding |
| Brief description | Chrysanthemum form bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilding; Japanese, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, late 17th to early 18th century. |
| Physical description | Porcelain bowl in chrysanthemum form, fluted sides, scalloped edge. Painted in two shades of green, two shades of red, yellow, manganese-purple and underglaze blue. Outside are eight panels, containing alternately flowering plants and floral medallions in reserve on a bisected ground. Inside, a medallion containing plum-blossom and two branches of chrysanthemums, one stylised. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A circle (Mark in underglaze blue) |
| 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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| Summary | This fluted bowl in so-called Imari style is a classic example of a type of porcelain made for export to Europe during by potters in Arita in western Japan. The distinctive colour scheme was widely copied in eighteenth-century Europe and is still used by manufacturers today. The bowl is one of several fine examples of Japanese export porcelain bequeathed to the V&A in 1910 by the Australian-born collector George Salting (1835-1909), who settled in England in 1858. |
| Other number | Loan no. 855 |
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| Accession number | C.1507-1910 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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