Bowl

ca. 1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of stoneware, with clear glaze and decoration in underglaze iron in early 17th century Karatsu style.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with decoration in underglaze iron
Brief description
Bowl, stoneware with clear glaze and decoration in underglaze iron in early 17th century Karatsu style; made by Dohachi workshop in Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1800-50
Physical description
Bowl of stoneware, with clear glaze and decoration in underglaze iron in early 17th century Karatsu style.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Dohachi' impressed on base
Gallery label
(As at 2005)
FOOD VESSEL
Stoneware with clear glaze and decoration in underglaze iron in early 17th century Karatsu style
Mark Dohachi impressed on base
Kyoto, Dohachi workshop
JAPANESE; c.1800-1850
276-1877
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.
Association
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 118
Collection
Accession number
276-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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