Vessel, fire

Description

Fire-vessel (hi-ire) of buff stoneware, decorated with peonies in relief against blue, yellow and green enamels in moriage-de technique using kyaku-no-hana stencil: Japan, Kyoto, Awataguchi, by Gyozan, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1881.47.8

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Vessel, fire

Production information

Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, Japan, East Asia

Date

Early 19th century

Materials

Stoneware

Physical description

Buff stoneware, blue ground and coloured enamels

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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