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Bowl: C.260-1934

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Pottery: Unknown

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Description

Brown grey stoneware bowl, shoe-shaped with shallow foot, thrown, turned and altered. Almost half moon shaped. Tenmoku glaze over two-thirds of area; creamy glaze, elsewhere, with lattice and spots in brown outside, and flowers inside.

Notes

History note: Unknown before Frank Brangwyn, RA

Legal notes

Purchased from Frank Brangwyn, using the Glaisher Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.20 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Mino ⪼ Japan

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-09-20) by Brangwyn, Frank

Dating

18th Century
Edo Period (1615-1868)
Circa 1700 CE - Circa 1799 CE

Components of the work

Decoration composed of pigment ( brown)
Foot Diameter 12.00 cm
Rim Diameter 18.00 cm
Bowl Diameter 18.20 cm

Materials used in production

Tenmoku glaze and creamy glaze Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)
Turning
Throwing
Altering

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.260-1934
Primary reference Number: 73773
Old object number: BJ 53
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 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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