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1969.1.3

Satsuma ware jar [.1] and lid [.2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 20/04/2016]

1969.1.3

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Collection type
Object
Description
Satsuma ware jar [.1] and lid [.2]. [MOBB [OPS move] 20/04/2016]
Long description
Satsuma ware jar [.1] and lid [.2]. Satsuma ware jar with three feet decorated with animal heads and on the body domestic scenes divided by panels of floral and geometric ornament. [MOBB [OPS move] 20/04/2016]. The lid has a kylin (a composite animal commonly figured on Japanese pottery) as a handle.
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Helen Maria Dennis
PRM source Dorothy Mayers
Date / Period
Date made: 1800-1899
Date collected
By 1969
Acquisition information
Donated: 1969
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Material Enamel, Material Gold Metal, Process Decorated, Process Enamelled, Process Glazed
Dimensions
Diameter: max 98 mm, Diameter: max 66 mm, Height: max 137 mm, Height: max 72 mm, Width: max 137 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1969.1.3

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Figure, Lid, Animal Figure