Jar
18th century (made)
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Jar of porcelain, egg-shaped with wide neck and slightly spreading lip (cover missing). Painted with groups of tortoises, some carrying their young on their backs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Jar, porcelain painted in underglaze blue; Japan, Hirado kilns, Edo period, 18th century |
| Physical description | Jar of porcelain, egg-shaped with wide neck and slightly spreading lip (cover missing). Painted with groups of tortoises, some carrying their young on their backs. |
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| Gallery label | Jar
Design of turtles
Hirado ware
JAPANESE (MIKAWACHI); mid 19th century
Bequeathed by Mrs G.S. Anderson
C.1164-1917(as at 2005) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Grace Anderson, in memory of her husband John Anderson |
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| Accession number | C.1164-1917 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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