Wine Pot and Lid
middle of the 19th century (made)
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Wine pot and lid of porcelain. The body has four curved sides and rests on a square base; four-sided spout and loop handle. The square domed cover terminating in a pinnacle knob. Painted with flowering plants, shrubs and insects in underglaze blue touched with brownish copper red.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper red |
| Brief description | Wine pot and lid, porcelain painted in underglaze blue and copper red; Kanzan workshop, Kyoto, Japan, middle of the 19th century |
| Physical description | Wine pot and lid of porcelain. The body has four curved sides and rests on a square base; four-sided spout and loop handle. The square domed cover terminating in a pinnacle knob. Painted with flowering plants, shrubs and insects in underglaze blue touched with brownish copper red. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Dai Nippon Kanzan sei' (Maker's mark in underglaze blue) |
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| Credit line | Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 |
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| Other number | 848 - H.M.C. Loan no. |
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| Accession number | C.638&A-1921 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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