Lid with iris and cherry blossom

Details

• Title

  Lid with iris and cherry blossom

• Artist/maker

  Paul Leriche (active 1685 - 1727) (goldsmith)

• Associated place

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

  Europe › France (place of creation)

  Europe › France (original location)

• Date

  1701 - 1727
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue, and red and green overglaze enamels, including gold and pink colloidal gold; silver mounts

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › lid;

  container › vessel › saucer;

  miscellaneous equipment › model

• Dimensions

  7.6 cm max. (height)
  15.8 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.471

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