mizusashi;
lid
- Museum number
- 2014,3064.6
- Description
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Water-jar (mizusashi), with a later lid. Birds, flowers and Daoist symbols. Made of porcelain with underglaze blue design in Shonzui style. Inscribed. Hirado ware.
- Production date
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1818-1830 (water-jar)
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1830-1845 (lid)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 14.60 centimetres
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Height: 15 centimetres (with lid)
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- Curator's comments
- This carefully painted water jar appears to be a pair with 2014,3064.17. The lid was made later with a different lower quality of cobalt and is more thickly potted.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2014 (on loan since 1996)
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 2014,3064.6
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: K6 (Previous DHK loan number)
