Sake Cup
ca. 1875 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Sake cup, porcelain with pale green glaze and gilt decoration.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with pale green glaze and gilt decoration |
| Brief description | Sake cup, porcelain with pale green glaze and gilt decoration; made by Eiraku workshop in Kyoto, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1875 |
| Physical description | Sake cup, porcelain with pale green glaze and gilt decoration. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dai Nihon Eiraku sei' in gilt on base |
| 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 124 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 282A-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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