Box and Lid
1905-1910 (made)
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Box and lid in the form of a six-legged clothes chest, earthenware, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt. The box is rectangular, with six legs which taper upwards. It is painted with landscapes and animals as follows: On the top of the lid, a temple among trees in the rocky gorge of a river on which are two boats; inside the lid, a pair of mandarin ducks flying and flowering plants. Inside the box, on the bottom, a group of ducks on the shore of a lake; outside a group of deer wading in water, a group of quails, a cock and hen with chickens beside a bamboo grove, and a pair of pheasants among flowering bushes. The remaining surfaces are painted on a richly gilt figured ground with butterflies or flowers.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Earthenware with crackled cream glaze painted in overglaze enamels and gold |
Brief description | Box and lid, earthenware with crackled cream glaze and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilding; made by Kinkozan workshop, Kyoto, Japan, Meiji period, 1905-1910 |
Physical description | Box and lid in the form of a six-legged clothes chest, earthenware, painted in overglaze enamels and gilt. The box is rectangular, with six legs which taper upwards. It is painted with landscapes and animals as follows: On the top of the lid, a temple among trees in the rocky gorge of a river on which are two boats; inside the lid, a pair of mandarin ducks flying and flowering plants. Inside the box, on the bottom, a group of ducks on the shore of a lake; outside a group of deer wading in water, a group of quails, a cock and hen with chickens beside a bamboo grove, and a pair of pheasants among flowering bushes. The remaining surfaces are painted on a richly gilt figured ground with butterflies or flowers. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'KINKOZAN TSUKURU' (Maker's mark, impressed and repeated in gold on a red panel)
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Credit line | Presented by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support |
Object history | Given by Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Dingwall DSO with Art Fund support, accessioned in 1910. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Purchased by the donor at the Japan-British Exhibition for £2.;; |
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Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose 'Some Satsuma & Satsuma-style wares in the V&A' in Orientations Vol. 17, no. 12, December 1986 |
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Accession number | C.242&A-1910 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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