Dish
ca. 1800 (made)
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Dish of porcelain, shallow form with upturned rim. Quite heavily potted; neatly turned footring. Glazed coverage complete except for ridge of footring; pinholing on base. Delicately painted decoration of butterfly and flowers with considerable use of washes and tonal shading,
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Dish, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Hirado kilns, Edo period, ca. 1800 |
| Physical description | Dish of porcelain, shallow form with upturned rim. Quite heavily potted; neatly turned footring. Glazed coverage complete except for ridge of footring; pinholing on base. Delicately painted decoration of butterfly and flowers with considerable use of washes and tonal shading, |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr David King |
| Object history | Based on Chinese Tianqi period originals. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mitsuoka, Tadanari et al., eds. Tokai Koshinetsu-Nihon Yakimono Shusei Vol. 2, Heibonsha, 1982, plates p. 64-67, text pp. 126-127. |
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| Accession number | FE.14-1986 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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