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Title

Tea jar with design of dragon and phoenix in clouds

1870s

Artist

Fukagawa Porcelain Manufacturing Co., Ltd

Japan

Alternate image of Tea jar with design of dragon and phoenix in clouds by Fukagawa Porcelain Manufacturing Co., Ltd

  • Details

    Other Title
    Covered jar
    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
    Date
    1870s
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    porcelain
    Dimensions
    10.0 cm diam. of mouth; 27.0 x 15.5 cm :

    a - jar, 20.9 x 15.5 cm

    b - lid, 7 x 9.5 cm

    Signature & date

    Signed base, in Japanese, inscribed "Fukagawa sei [made by Fukagawa]" [and company's mark]. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of the Japanese Commissioners at the Sydney International Exhibition 1879. Accessioned 1889.
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    2457.a-b
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Fukagawa Porcelain Manufacturing Co., Ltd

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

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