Bottle with Bird and Flowering Plant Decoration
Occasionally porcelains fired in Hizen were exported as blanks (plain clear glazed porcelains) and decorated in Europe or elsewhere in Asia. This bottle is a good example of Japanese-style decoration painted in Holland.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bottle with Bird and Flowering Plant Decoration
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: 18th century
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Porcelain decorated with colored enamels over the glaze (Arita ware, Kakiemon type)
- Dimensions: H. 7 in. (17.8 cm); Diam. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.47
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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