Vase
ca. 1700-1725 (made)
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Vase, one of a pair. Porcelain, trumpet-shape, and octagonal, painted with trees and flowers, dragons, and diapers, in irregular-shaped compartments.
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Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt |
Brief description | Vase, one of a pair, porcelain painted in underglaze blue, overglaze enamels and gilt; Japan, Arita kilns (Imari type), Edo period, ca. 1700-25 |
Physical description | Vase, one of a pair. Porcelain, trumpet-shape, and octagonal, painted with trees and flowers, dragons, and diapers, in irregular-shaped compartments. |
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Gallery label | PAIR OF VASES
Porcelain with clear glaze and decoration in underglaze cobalt blue, overglaze enamels and gilt
Arita ware (Imari type)
JAPANESE; c.1700-1725
326&A-1877(As at 2005) |
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 168 |
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Accession number | 326-1877 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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