Vase
ca. 1875 (made)
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Vase of porcelain with clear glaze, painted with red and yellow foliage on a blue-green ground, which is also traversed by four bands of varied ornament.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain painted in overglaze enamels and gilt |
| Brief description | Vase, porcelain with clear glaze over blue-green ground and decoration in overglaze enamels and gilt; made by Fukaumi Suminosuke in Arita, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1875 |
| Physical description | Vase of porcelain with clear glaze, painted with red and yellow foliage on a blue-green ground, which is also traversed by four bands of varied ornament. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Fuka mi Sei' in red on base |
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| 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 184 |
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| Accession number | 342-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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