Dish with three egrets

Details

• Title

  Dish with three egrets

• Associated place

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

• Date

  2nd half of the 17th century

• Material and technique

  porcelain, mould-made with painting in blue under a ruri glaze, and gold and silver overglaze enamels; iron-brown painting on the rim

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  formed › moulded;

  covered › coated › painted;

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  glazed

• Object type

  container › vessel › dish

• Dimensions

  2.5 x 16.8 x 12 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 1991.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1991.55

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