Saucer dish with tiger, bamboo and prunus

Details

• Title

  Saucer dish with tiger, bamboo and prunus

• Artist/maker

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

• 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 original location)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  early 18th century
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue, polychrome overglaze enamels, and gold

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish › saucer-dish

• Dimensions

  13.6 cm (diameter)
  3 cm (height)
  at foot 8.2 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.622

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