Tea Bowl
early 19th century (made)
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Tea bowl of porcelain, covered with a crackled grey glaze. Painted outside in black, white, red and green with a blossoming maple and plum-tree, some of the branches being carried over the rim to the inside.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| Brief description | Tea bowl, porcelain painted in overglaze enamels; Japan, Inuyama kilns, Edo period, early 19th century |
| Physical description | Tea bowl of porcelain, covered with a crackled grey glaze. Painted outside in black, white, red and green with a blossoming maple and plum-tree, some of the branches being carried over the rim to the inside. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Inuyama' impressed |
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| Object history | From sale of the Charles Holme collection of Japanese pottery, 24 Sept., 1923, Lot 35. |
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| Accession number | C.607-1923 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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