Arita ware bottle

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Object Details

Description

Bottle-vase; round body; tall narrow neck; undamaged condition.

Clay: white porcelain, fine smooth texture.

Glaze: clear, feldspathic.

Decoration: painted in underglaze cobalt blue of good quality; fine, delicate technique; landscape with Kakiemon style, upright plantain leaves on neck bordered with petal band at base and overlapping pointed petal band below lip.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Credit Line

Anonymous gift

Date

1680-1700

Period

Edo period

Accession Number

F1978.50a-d

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Vessel

Medium

Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze

Dimensions

H x W: 18 x 10.5 cm (7 1/16 x 4 1/8 in)

Style

Arita ware

Origin

Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

ceramic

landscape

Arita ware

Edo period (1615 - 1868)

cobalt pigment

Japan

porcelain

Japanese Art

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37f84866a-6a04-4d7e-bb59-36aea0eaf76e

Record ID

fsg_F1978.50a-d