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Direction: C.15-1993

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Direction

Maker(s)

Production: Kondo, Takahiro

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Description

Porcelain vase, with painted and printed underglaze in shades of blue (sometsuke). The vase is rectangular in plan, and arrow shaped in elevation. It is decorated on each side with a broad stripe between narrow broken lines, groups of spots, and marks resembling part of a finger print. The interior is blue.

A mark has been impressed on one corner of the base, and inscribed 'Kondo' on the diagonally opposite corner of the base.

Notes

History note: Created and given by Takahiro Kondo

Legal notes

Given by Takahiro Kondo

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 14 cm
Height: 45 cm
Width: 25 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Kyoto ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1905-06-15) by Kondo, Takahiro

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1992

Materials used in production

Underglaze
Porcelain

Techniques used in production

Painted underglaze
Printed
Underglaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.15-1993
Primary reference Number: 72150
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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