Title
Tossing out a rowing pole; sake flasks (tokkuri)
1871
Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Kyoto
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Japan
- Date
- 1871
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- glazed stoneware; incised
- Dimensions
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15.0 x 10.0 cm each
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a - Part a, 15 x 10 cm
b - Part b, 15 x 10 cm
- Credit
- Purchased with funds provided by the Mollie Douglas Bequest 2023
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 170.2023.a-b
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Ōtagaki Rengetsu
Works in the collection
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About
Ōtagaki Rengetsu was a significant artist of 19th century Japan, a time of rapid change and modernisation as Japan was forcibly opened to the rest of the world after almost 300 years of self-imposed isolation. While many historical works across the Asian collection were made by women, in particular textiles from Southeast Asia, there are very few instances in which their names and life stories are known. The acquisition of these incised flasks goes some way to rectifying that situation.
The flasks will initially be shown in the Lantern Galleries of Asian art but also have relevance in terms of 19th century art more broadly, especially that made by women.
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Places
Where the work was made
Kyoto