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Pair of Ewers

CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Datec.1670-1690
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall (G04.18.35.2): 14.5 x 9.3 cm (5 11/16 x 3 5/8 in.) Overall (G04.18.35.1): 5 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 3 3/8 in. (14.6 x 8.1 x 8.6 cm)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionPair of Arita oviform ewers with loop handle. They are decorated in iron-red, green and blue enamels on underglaze blue with panels of chrysanthemum divided by narrow bands of flowerheads and scrolling foliage. The cup-shaped mouth above the waisted neck has cascading stylized flowerheads and foliage, and the handles are similarly decorated with a hole for a silver cover attachment.

Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG04.18.35.1-2
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Japanese PorcelainEarly Overglaze Enamels
Status
On view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
late 15th - early 16th century
Object number: G99.1.1
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1635-1640
Object number: G99.1.10
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1731; Mount made in Paris, 1731
Object number: G04.18.5
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1680-1700
Object number: G07.18.11
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1660-1670
Object number: G05.12.14
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1670
Object number: G05.12.16
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1680-1690; mounts c.1720
Object number: G07.18.15.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1680-1700
Object number: G07.18.17
Jug
Artist / Maker: George Richardson
1651
Object number: G83.1.551
Pair of miniature ewers with Imperial Russian arms for Paul I
Artist / Maker: Royal Porcelain Manufactory
c.1775
Object number: G83.1.690.1-2
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
c.1590-1615
Object number: G01.2.30
Ewer and cover with Ho-o Bird
Artist / Maker: Kakiemon Kiln
c.1680
Object number: T15.2.87