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Chocolate pot

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Object Details

Description

Coffee Pot, formed in a press mold, with tall lobed body, ornate handle, and spout; lid with deep edge.
Glaze: transparent, colorless, on inside, base, and inside of lid.
Decoration: in overglaze enamel; base of matte chocolate brown, with designs painted and trailed using enamels that stand out in high relief; within cartouche, identical scenes of Chinese scholar and attendants on both sides, surrounded by ornate floral scrolls, in red, pink, yellow, turquoise, cobalt, pale green, dark green, and white.

Collection

Freer Gallery of Art Collection

Exhibition History

Japanese Art of the Meiji Era (September 20, 1997 to April 26, 1998)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Lucile Seaman Lamey in memory of her parents, Professor and Mrs. A.E. Seaman

Date

ca. 1904

Period

Meiji era

Accession Number

F1997.7a-b

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Vessel

Medium

Porcelain with clear glaze and overglaze enamels

Dimensions

H x W x D: 24.6 x 17.3 x 11.3 cm (9 11/16 x 6 13/16 x 4 7/16 in)

Style

Satsuma-style ware

Origin

Yokohama, Japan

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National Museum of Asian Art

Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

enameling
ceramic
flower
Satsuma ware
Meiji era (1868 - 1912)
Japan
porcelain
Japanese Art

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36bc06b4a-a9e6-4593-97e8-5adb0eb19370

Record ID

fsg_F1997.7a-b

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