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Pottery: Unknown
Footed tea bowl, thrown and turned. Coarse dark brown stoneware with grey-white glaze, heavily crackled and pitted, with a copper-green splash. Restored with gold lacquer. Indentation under the green splash. Spiral in well.
History note: Unknown before Frank Brangwyn, RA
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 8.00 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-09-20) by Brangwyn, Frank
18th Century-19th Century
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa
1700
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
Splash
composed of
glaze
( copper-green)
Rim
composed of
lacquer
( gold)
Bowl
Diameter 11.30 cm
Foot
Diameter 6.30 cm
Decoration
coarse dark brown
Stoneware
grey-white
Glaze
Glazing (coating)
Turning
Throwing
Accession number: C.203-1934
Primary reference Number: 73028
Brangwyn number: 134
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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