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2024.22.30.1

Ceramic vase with five painted figures.


2024.22.30.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Ceramic vase with five painted figures.
Long description
Round ceramic vase with painted design of five figures in traditional Japanese attire, including four women and one man. Red flower petals or leaves are painted scattered across the vase. The vase is oatmeal in colour and has a round, globular shape with a small opening at the top. It bears a maker's mark on its base in Japanese characters, written in red paint.
Geographical reference
Person
PRM source Sylvia Platt
Date / Period
Date made: Early-Mid 20th Century
Date collected
1930 - 1960
Acquisition information
Bequeathed: 12 November 2024
Materials and processes
Material Porcelain Pottery, Material Acrylic Paint Synthetic, Process Moulded, Process Fire-Hardened, Process Painted, Process Glazed
Dimensions
Height 99 mm Rim, Diameter 55 mm Base
Object numbers
Accession number: 2024.22.30.1 Other numbers: 20

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery