Vase with camellia tree and two birds

Details

• Title

  Vase with camellia tree and two birds

• Artist/maker

  possibly Kakiemon workshops (established mid-17th century) (potter)

• Associated people

  Soame Jenyns (1904 - 1976) (owner)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Saga prefecture › Arita › Arita kiln-sites (place of creation)

  Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Saga prefecture › Arita › Arita kiln-sites › Nangawara › Kakiemon kiln-sites (possible) (possible place of creation)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  2nd half of the 17th century
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with polychrome overglaze enamels; gold lacquer repair

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  organic › vegetal › resin › lacquer;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  altered › repaired

• Object type

  container › vessel › vase

• Dimensions

  27 x 13.5 x 10 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.672

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