Bowl with floral decoration and a shishi, or lion dog

Details

• Title

  Bowl with floral decoration and a shishi, or lion dog

• Artist/maker

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

• Associated place

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

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  2nd half of the 17th century
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  nigoshide porcelain, with polychrome overglaze enamels, and iron-brown painting on the rim

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  container › vessel › bowl

• Dimensions

  7.5 cm (height)
  20.6 cm (diameter)
  at foot 11.9 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 1997.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1997.1

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