Figure of Benkei on a giant carp

Details

• Title

  Figure of Benkei on a giant carp

• Associated people

  Benkei (1155 - 1189) (subject)

  possibly Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (ruled 1694 - 1733) (owner)

• Associated place

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

  Europe (original location)

  Europe › Germany › Saxony-Anhalt › Dresden (possible) (possible former location)

• Date

  c. 1700
  Edo Period (1600 - 1868)

• Material and technique

  porcelain, press-moulded, with underglaze painting in blue, polychrome overglaze enamels, including gold

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  formed › moulded › press moulded;

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled

• Object type

  sculpture › figure › figurine

• Dimensions

  14 x 25 x 7.8 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.447

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