Sword Rack
ca. 1807-1850 (made)
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Sword rack of blue and white porcelain, decorated with birds and flowering trees in relief.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with moulded relief design and decoration in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Sword rack, porcelain with moulded relief design and decoration in underglaze blue; Japan, Seto/Mino, Edo period, ca. 1807-50 |
| Physical description | Sword rack of blue and white porcelain, decorated with birds and flowering trees in relief. |
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| 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 12 |
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| Accession number | 171-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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