Pair of Hexagonal Flasks
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Dateca.1680-1690; mounts ca.1720
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels, later gilt metal mounts (c.1720)
DimensionsOverall (G07.18.15.1 & G07.18.15.2): 22.9 x 11 cm (9 x 4 5/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionPair of Arita faceted flasks with tapering neck moulded in eight sides and enamelled in the Kakiemon style. Over the transparent glaze there are butterflies, chrysanthemums and autumn grasses. The necks are decorated with suspended garlands of flowerheads and foliate scroll, and the lips are painted with a gilt band. French ormolu mounts cast with leaf scroll.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG07.18.15.1-2
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1755
Object number: G83.1.983.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1745-1755
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Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1735-1740
Object number: G11.13.10
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
ca.1765
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Artist / Maker: Minton
ca.1870-1880
Object number: G98.1.28
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ca.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
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Artist / Maker: Johann Friedrich Eberlein
ca.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.940.1-4
