Teapot with European mounts

Details

• Title

  Teapot with European mounts

• Artist/maker

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

• 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 (place of creation)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

  late 17th century
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue, polychrome overglaze enamels, including gold; silver gilt mounts

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › silver;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  container › vessel › pot › teapot;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  11.5 x 16 x 11 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 37 | Japan 1600 - 1850

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.658

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