Scent bottle in the form of two mulberry leaves

Details

• Title

  Scent bottle in the form of two mulberry leaves

• Artist/maker

  probably Girl-in-a-Swing Factory (active c. 1748 - 1759) (potter)

• Associated place

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

  Europe (place of creation)

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Greater London › 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

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  formed › moulded;

  handbuilt;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › stopper;

  container › vessel › bottle › cosmetic-bottle › perfume-bottle;

  miscellaneous equipment › model

• Dimensions

  6.1 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 2001.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2001.155

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