Jar and Lid
ca. 1827-1850 (made)
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Fresh water jar of stoneware with clear glaze, embosssed with fishes leaping out of waves in gilt and silver; lacqured lid.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze gilt and silver, with lacquered lid |
| Brief description | Fresh water jar, stoneware with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze gilt and silver, with lacqured lid; made by Eiraku workshop in Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, ca. 1827-50 |
| Physical description | Fresh water jar of stoneware with clear glaze, embosssed with fishes leaping out of waves in gilt and silver; lacqured lid. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Kahin Shiryu' impressed on base (In 1827, Hozen, the 11th generation head of the Nishimura family, was given a gold seal inscribed 'Kahin Shiryu' by the Daimyo (provincial lord) of Kii (modern day Wakayama Prefecture) after building a kiln for him. He was also given a silver seal inscribed 'Eiraku'. From that date ceramics made by the family borer these marks.) |
| Gallery label | FRESH WATER JAR
Stoneware with clear glaze and decoration in overglaze gilt and silver
Mark Kahin Shiryu impressed on base
Kyoto, Eiraku workshop
JAPANESE; c.1827-1850
277-1877
In 1827, Hozen, the 11th generation head of the Nishimura family, was given a gold seal inscribed 'Kahin Shiryu' by the Daimyo (provincial lord) of Kii (modern day Wakayama Prefecture) after building a kiln for him. He was also given a silver seal inscribed `Eiraku'. From that date ceramics made by the family bore these marks.(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 119, illustrated on p.68 |
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| Accession number | 277&LID-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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