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.
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Satsuma baluster vase with plum blossom
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- Associated place
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Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Kagoshima prefecture (place of creation)Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Kagoshima prefecture (Tateno kiln-sites) (probable place of creation)Europe (probable original location)
- Date
- late 19th century - 1908
- Artist/maker
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probably Tateno workshops (active 17th century - late 19th century) (potter)
- Material and technique
- earthenware, thrown, with green, red, blue, and gold enamels over a crackled glaze
- Dimensions
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12.5 cm (height)
6.8 cm (diameter)
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container › vessel › vase › baluster vase
- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.
- Accession no.
- EA1956.664
Glossary (2)
earthenware, glaze
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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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glaze
Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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