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Satsuma box in the form of a rat sitting on a turnipoblique

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Satsuma box in the form of a rat sitting on a turnip

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Associated place

Asia › Japan › Kyūshū › Satsuma province › Naeshirogawa kiln-sites (place of creation)

Europe (probable original location)

Date

c. 1900

Artist/maker

Chin Jukan Workshop (established c. 1598) (potter)

Material and technique

earthenware, with pink, green, and gold enamels over a crackled glaze

Dimensions

9.7 x 9.2 x 8.7 cm max. (height x width x depth)

Material index

processed material › ceramic › pottery › earthenware,

processed material › enamel,

processed material › metal › gold

Technique index

covered › coated › glazed,

glazed,

covered › coated › enamelled

Object type index

sculpture › figure › figurine,

production/replication › model,

container › box,

miscellaneous equipment › lid,

miscellaneous equipment › model

No. of items

2

Credit line

Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

Accession no.

EA1956.695

Glossary (2)

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earthenware, glaze

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.
glaze

Vitreous coating applied to the surface of a ceramic to make it impermeable or for decorative effect.

Location

- Second floor | Room 36 | Japan

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