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Water jar

Description

Spherical water jar of porcelain with underglaze blue decoration of carp, lion-dogs and children within roundels, with lid bearing a moulded finial of carp amid spume, Hirado Mikawachi ware: Japan, Hizen province, Mikawachi, 1780 - 1880

Museum reference

V.2015.10.36

Collection

Object name

Production information

Mikawachi, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken, Japan, East Asia

Date

1780 - 1880

Materials

Physical description

Underglaze blue decoration; spherical

Exhibitions

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

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia

Credit

Presented by David and Anne Hyatt King through the Art Fund

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