Title
Jar with design of sea creatures and net in relief
late 19th century
Artists
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Japan
- Period
- Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
- Date
- late 19th century
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Materials used
- enamelled porcelain
- Dimensions
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37.8 x 22.8 cm
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a - jar, 28.5 x 22.8 cm
b - outer lid, 4.4 x 12 cm
c - inner lid, 2.9 x 10.3 cm
d - stand, 7.2 x 20.8 cm
- Signature & date
Signed c. base of part a - jar, in Japanese, inscribed "Nihon Tokyo Matsumoto Hôen ga [picture by Matsumoto Hôen in Tokyo, Japan]" [artist's seal]. Not dated.
Signed c. underside of part d - stand, in Japanese [inscribed],"Nihon Tokyo Matsumoto Hôen ga [picture by Matsumoto Hôen in Tokyo, Japan]" [and artist's seal]. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of the Japanese Commissioners at the Sydney International Exhibition 1879
- Location
- South Building, ground level, Asian Lantern galleries
- Accession number
- 2439.a-d
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Matsumoto Hōen
Works in the collection
- Artist information
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Meiji export ware
Works in the collection
- Share
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Places
Where the work was made
Japan
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
In one drop of water, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Jun 2019–21 Feb 2021
Correspondence, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Sep 2022–2024
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Provenance
Japanese commissioners of Sydney International Exhibition, 1889, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1889.
