On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Bowl

ca. 1827-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Eiraku Workshop (maker)
Place of origin
Kyoto (made)

Bowl of porcelain with clear glaze, painted with dragons in overglaze red and green enamels.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels
Porcelain
Painted
Glazed
Brief description
Bowl, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze red enamel and gilt; made by Eiraku workshop in Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1827-1850
Physical description
Bowl of porcelain with clear glaze, painted with dragons in overglaze red and green enamels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.4cm
  • Diameter: 7.3cm
Style
Edo
Marks and inscriptions
'Eiraku' impressed on base
Gallery label
(As at 2005)
JAR AND LID
Jar of porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze red and green enamels; mark Eiraku impressed on base
Lid of porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze red and gilt in Kinrande style
Kyoto, Eiraku workshop
JAPANESE; c.1827-1850
280 & a-1877
This jar and lid were not made as one object, the lid having been added to convert the jar into an incense burner. The two parts are both Chinese inspired, the precise Kinrande style of the lid contrasting with the free Swatow style of the jar.
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.
Subject depicted
Dragons
Association
Philadelphia International Exhibition, 1876 (1876)
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 122
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
280-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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