Ewer with a woman and prunus plants

Details

• Title

  Ewer with a woman and prunus plants

• Artist/maker

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

• Associated place

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

  Europe (place of creation)

  Europe (original location)

• Date

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

• Material and technique

  porcelain, with press-moulded decoration, underglaze painting in blue, and polychrome overglaze enamels; gilt-metal mounts

• 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;

  covered › metallized › gilded

• Object type

  miscellaneous equipment › model;

  container › vessel › ewer

• Dimensions

  with lid 20.5 cm (height)
  without lid 18.2 cm (height)
  from handle to spout 16 cm (width)
  9.5 cm (diameter)
  at foot 6.7 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Gift of Gerald Reitlinger, 1978.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1978.638

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