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Vase with white lilies and birds

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Associated place

Asia › Japan › Honshū › Kantō › Kanagawa prefecture › Yokohama › Ota › Makuzu kiln-site (place of creation)

Date

c. 1900

Artist/maker

Miyagawa Kōzan (1842 - 1916) (potter)

Makuzu kiln (1871 - 1959) (potter)

Material and technique

porcelain, thrown, with polychrome underglaze moriage enamel decoration

Dimensions

21 cm (height)
18 cm (diameter)

Material index

processed material › ceramic › porcelain,

processed material › enamel

Technique index

thrown,

covered › coated › enamelled,

glazed,

covered › coated › glazed

Object type index

container › vessel › vase

No. of items

1

Credit line

Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 2007.

Accession no.

EA2007.256

Glossary (2)

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moriage, porcelain

moriage

Type of low relief decoration found in ceramics, cloisonné enamel, lacquerware, and painting.
porcelain

Ceramic material composed of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar which is fired to a temperature of c.1350-1400⁰c. The resulting ceramic is vitreous, translucent, and white in colour.

Location

- Second floor | Room 36 | Japan

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