Eastern Art Online, Yousef Jameel Centre for Islamic and Asian Art

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The Ingrams in Japan

A story about Sir Herbert and Lady Ingram’s honeymoon in Japan, where they collected hundreds of objects now in the Ashmolean’s collection.

Cake dish with opposing crane and turtle, Japan, 1895-1899, (Museum no: EA1956.2016.a)

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Satsuma kōgō, or incense box, with chrysanthemums

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earthenware, gō

  • earthenware

    Ceramic material made of clay which is fired to a temperature of c.1000-1200⁰c. The resulting ceramic is non-vitreous and varies in colour from dark red to yellow.

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    • Second floor | Room 36 | Japan

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