Ewer with Strap Handle and Floral Decoration

ca. 1680
Not on view
Western forms were commissioned by the Dutch East India Company. The Japanese were given either wooden models, European pieces or drawings to imitate. Here decoration is effectively used on a western form in the Kakiemon style.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Ewer with Strap Handle and Floral Decoration
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: ca. 1680
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Porcelain with overglaze enamels (Arita ware, Kakiemon-related type)
  • Dimensions: H. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Collection, Bequest of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 2000
  • Object Number: 2002.447.66
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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