Jar and Lid

ca. 1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fresh water jar with lid, in imitation of bentwood work, of earthenware with brown, white, green and yellow glazes, decorated with embossed flowers.

Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with embossed decoration under the glaze
Brief description
Fresh water jar with lid, earthenware with embossed decorataion and coloured glazes; possibly made by Dohachi workshop, Kyoto (Raku type), Edo period, ca. 1800-1850
Physical description
Fresh water jar with lid, in imitation of bentwood work, of earthenware with brown, white, green and yellow glazes, decorated with embossed flowers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.1cm
  • Diameter: 17.8cm
Style
Gallery label
(As at 2005)
FRESH WATER JAR IN IMITATION OF BENTWOOD WORK
Earthnware with brown, white, green and yellow glazes
Kyoto ware, possibly Dohachi workshop
JAPANESE; c.1800-1850
257-1877
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.
Association
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 99
Collection
Accession number
257&A-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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