Imari vase in the shape of a double gourd, with overall design of chrysanthemums / Artist Unknown, Japan
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- Accession Number
- 2002/2.11
- Title
- Imari vase in the shape of a double gourd, with overall design of chrysanthemums
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- porcelain, blue underglaze and enamel overglaze
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1820-1850
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kyushu-chiho (region)
- Saga (prefecture)
- Arita (city)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kyushu-chiho (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Saga (prefecture)
- Creation Place 5
- Arita (city)
- Dimensions
- 25 cm x 16 cm (9 13/16 in. x 6 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- vase
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- vase
- Physical Description
- This vase takes the shape of a double gourd, with a large pear-shaped bottom topped by a smaller oval shape. The vase is decorated with overgalze enamels, primarily with an overall pattern of chrysanthemums. The design is also interspersed with plum blossoms, peonies, and auspicious birds.
- Subject Matter
- This colorfully decorated gourd shape vase is an example of Imari ware, a type of porcelain made in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries for export to Europe. Lavish and intricate designs were made possible by firing each piece three times at successively lower temperatures: once with the cobalt blue painting and a clear glaze, a second time to fix the overglaze enamels, and a third time to fix the gilding.
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- herbaceous plants
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- vessels
- woody plants
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- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1348 x 2016
- File Size
- 362 KB
- Record
- 2002/2.11
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"Imari vase in the shape of a double gourd, with overall design of chrysanthemums; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.11/2002_2.11.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
