Six-sided jar
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Usage Conditions ApplyAt A Glance
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Period
1710-1760 -
Geography
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear colorless glaze -
Dimension
H x W x D: 41.6 x 33.2 x 33.2 cm (16 3/8 x 13 1/16 x 13 1/16 in) -
Accession Number
F1992.1 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1992.1
Object Details
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Description
Wheel-thrown shape (throwing marks visible on interior), deformed into six vertical facets, their edges accentuated by applied vertical strips of clay smoothed to sharp edges. The base is glazed. The inside of the neck, where a domed lid would have rested, is unglazed.A single image fills the entire body nearly to the base; peony and chrysanthemum plants in full bloom in a garden, with rockery and ornamental fences, smaller plants and grasses. A narrow border of pointed motifs circle the lower wall above the projecting base. On the six facets of the neck, bilaterally symmetrical abstract peony sprays alternate with lozenge pattern. -
Origin
Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander Pope -
Type
Vessel -
Restrictions and Rights
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