Bowl
ca. 1827-1850 (made)
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Bowl of porcelain with clear glaze, painted with dragons in overglaze red and green enamels.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels |
| 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. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Eiraku' impressed on base |
| Gallery label | 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.(As at 2005) |
| 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 122 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 280-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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