Cup and saucer with leaping tigers

Details

• Title

  Cup and saucer with leaping tigers

• Artist/maker

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

• Associated people

  Margaret Bentinck, 2nd Duchess of Portland (1715 - 1785) (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)

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Nottinghamshire › Welbeck Abbey (probable) (probable former location)

• Date

  c. 1700
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › cup;

  container › vessel › saucer

• Dimensions

  cup and saucer 4.8 cm (height)
  11.3 cm max. (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr and Mrs Richard Barker, 2000.

• Museum location

  refer to individual records

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2000.45

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