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Title

Octopus vase

1870s

Artist

Meiji export ware

Japan

circa 1872 – circa 1910

Alternate image of Octopus vase by Meiji export ware

  • Details

    Place where the work was made
    Japan
    Period
    Meiji period 1868 - 1912 → Japan
    Date
    1870s
    Media category
    Ceramic
    Materials used
    stoneware, enamelled
    Dimensions
    31.0 x 22.0 cm :

    a - vase, 31.2 x 22 x 15 cm

    b - stand, 7.3 x 21 cm

    Signature & date

    Not signed. Not dated.

    Credit
    Gift of the Japanese Commissioners at the Sydney International Exhibition 1879
    Location
    South Building, ground level, Asian Lantern galleries
    Accession number
    2448.a-b
    Copyright

    Reproduction requests

    Artist information
    Meiji export ware

    Works in the collection

    24

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    Japan

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

    • In one drop of water, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 15 Jun 2019–21 Feb 2021

    • Correspondence, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 10 Sep 2022–2024

  • Provenance

    Japanese commissioners of Sydney International Exhibition, 1889, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, donated to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1889.

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