Trumpet vase depicting the sage Kanzan by a lake

Details

• Title

  Trumpet vase depicting the sage Kanzan by a lake

• Associated people

  Kanzan (AD 618 - 907) (subject)

• Associated place

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

  Europe (place of creation)

  Europe › Netherlands (original location)

• Date

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

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with underglaze painting in blue, and polychrome overglaze enamels; vase cut down; metal beaker inside

• Material index

  processed material › ceramic › porcelain;

  processed material › enamel;

  processed material › metal

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted;

  glazed;

  covered › coated › enamelled;

  cut

• Object type

  container › vessel › beaker;

  container › vessel › vase

• Dimensions

  31.4 cm cut (height)
  at mouth 16.1 cm (diameter)
  at base 17.5 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.756

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