Scent bottle in the form of two mulberry leaves
Details
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Title
Scent bottle in the form of two mulberry leaves
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Artist/maker
probably Girl-in-a-Swing Factory (active c. 1748 - 1759) (potter) -
Associated place
Arita kiln-sites (place of creation)Europe (place of creation)London (probable; Girl-in-a-Swing Factory) (place of creation)Europe (original location) -
Date
1730 - 1760
Edo Period (1600 - 1868) -
Material and technique
porcelain, mould-made, with hand-modelled flowers and birds, and polychrome overglaze enamels, including gold; gilt-metal collar and chain
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Technique index
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Object type
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Dimensions
6.1 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm max. (height x width x depth) -
No. of items
2
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Credit line
Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 2001.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA2001.155
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Glossary of terms
porcelain
Further reading
Impey, Oliver, Japanese Export Porcelain: Catalogue of the Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2002), no. 308 a on p. 193 & no. 447 on p. 251, illus. p. 251
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