Jar and Lid

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Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Hirado (made)

Porcelain jar and lid, with decoration in underglaze blue. Flowers and leaves are modelled on the sides of the jar and on top of the lid. The overall decoration features blue chrysanthemums and eddying currents, on a white ground. The body of the jar is round, and the lid has curved edges, with a small handle formed from the modelling.

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Categories	Ceramics Porcelain
Object type	Jar and lid
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Jar Lid
Materials and techniques	Porcelain with modelled decoration applied in relief and painted in underglaze blue. Porcelain Modelled Applied Work Blue and White
Brief description	Porcelain jar and lid, with modelled flowers applied in relief and decoration in underglaze blue; Japan, Hirado kilns, Meiji period, ca. 1870-1900.
Physical description	Porcelain jar and lid, with decoration in underglaze blue. Flowers and leaves are modelled on the sides of the jar and on top of the lid. The overall decoration features blue chrysanthemums and eddying currents, on a white ground. The body of the jar is round, and the lid has curved edges, with a small handle formed from the modelling.
Dimensions	Height: 9.9cm Diameter: 8.9cm
Styles	Meiji Blue and White (Asia)
Gallery label	Jar and Cover Porcelain with modelled flowers and decoration in underglaze blue Chrysanthemums and eddying currents Hirado kilns About 1870-1900 C.112-1919 Dingwall Gift(1986)
Credit line	Given by Lt.-Col. K. Dingwall DSO
Subject depicted	Chrysanthemums
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	C.112&A-1919

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Record created	May 8, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39345/jar-and-lid-unknown/

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