Vase

Museum number:
9-12606a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210912606a@2cb
Alternate number:
2255 (original number) and (b) 2257a (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
vase, cloisonne on porcelain. pear shaped vase w/ narrow neck and wide 'belly'. wide flared out mouth, short flared foot. cloisonne-enamel decoration on body up to mid. neck, underglaze blue decoration above and on foot. many designs in opaque colors on a flat dull ground of turquoise blue. seven large panels of various shapes (fans, folded paper etc.) w/ floral, faunal and geometric designs within. smaller designs between scrollwork on foot. Chinese coin design in blue on upper neck w/ gold lacquer floral medalions. narrow band on inner mouth in underglaze blue, Mountain motif. short round carved teak stand (b). both (a) and (b) identical to 9-12607ab. H. (a) 39.8 H. (b) 2.7 cm. Max Dia. 14 cm. Description cont. Bottom of foot has 9 character inscription in underglaze blue reading "Dai Nippon Shippo Kaisha Seizo." (Great Japan, Cloisonne Manufacturing Company) Seven unidentified character in red Lacquer to side.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan Attrib.
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1943
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Enamel (fused coating), Gold (metal), Porcelain (material), and Teak (wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a— diameter 14 centimeters, b— height 2.7 centimeters, and a— height 39.8 centimeters
Comment:
identical to 9-12607 ab
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12606a,b, described as vase, cloisonne on porcelain. pear shaped vase w/ narrow neck and wide 'belly'. wide flared out mouth, short flared foot. cloisonne-enamel decoration on body up to mid. neck, underglaze blue decoration above and on foot. many designs in opaque colors on a flat dull ground of turquoise blue. seven large panels of various shapes (fans, folded paper etc.) w/ floral, faunal and geometric designs within. smaller designs between scrollwork on foot. Chinese coin design in blue on upper neck w/ gold lacquer floral medalions. narrow band on inner mouth in underglaze blue, Mountain motif. short round carved teak stand (b). both (a) and (b) identical to 9-12607ab. H. (a) 39.8 H. (b) 2.7 cm. Max Dia. 14 cm. Description cont. Bottom of foot has 9 character inscription in underglaze blue reading "Dai Nippon Shippo Kaisha Seizo." (Great Japan, Cloisonne Manufacturing Company) Seven unidentified character in red Lacquer to side.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12606a,b, described as vase, cloisonne on porcelain. pear shaped vase w/ narrow neck and wide 'belly'. wide flared out mouth, short flared foot. cloisonne-enamel decoration on body up to mid. neck, underglaze blue decoration above and on foot. many designs in opaque colors on a flat dull ground of turquoise blue. seven large panels of various shapes (fans, folded paper etc.) w/ floral, faunal and geometric designs within. smaller designs between scrollwork on foot. Chinese coin design in blue on upper neck w/ gold lacquer floral medalions. narrow band on inner mouth in underglaze blue, Mountain motif. short round carved teak stand (b). both (a) and (b) identical to 9-12607ab. H. (a) 39.8 H. (b) 2.7 cm. Max Dia. 14 cm. Description cont. Bottom of foot has 9 character inscription in underglaze blue reading "Dai Nippon Shippo Kaisha Seizo." (Great Japan, Cloisonne Manufacturing Company) Seven unidentified character in red Lacquer to side.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12606a,b, described as vase, cloisonne on porcelain. pear shaped vase w/ narrow neck and wide 'belly'. wide flared out mouth, short flared foot. cloisonne-enamel decoration on body up to mid. neck, underglaze blue decoration above and on foot. many designs in opaque colors on a flat dull ground of turquoise blue. seven large panels of various shapes (fans, folded paper etc.) w/ floral, faunal and geometric designs within. smaller designs between scrollwork on foot. Chinese coin design in blue on upper neck w/ gold lacquer floral medalions. narrow band on inner mouth in underglaze blue, Mountain motif. short round carved teak stand (b). both (a) and (b) identical to 9-12607ab. H. (a) 39.8 H. (b) 2.7 cm. Max Dia. 14 cm. Description cont. Bottom of foot has 9 character inscription in underglaze blue reading "Dai Nippon Shippo Kaisha Seizo." (Great Japan, Cloisonne Manufacturing Company) Seven unidentified character in red Lacquer to side.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vase, accession number 9-12606a,b, described as vase, cloisonne on porcelain. pear shaped vase w/ narrow neck and wide 'belly'. wide flared out mouth, short flared foot. cloisonne-enamel decoration on body up to mid. neck, underglaze blue decoration above and on foot. many designs in opaque colors on a flat dull ground of turquoise blue. seven large panels of various shapes (fans, folded paper etc.) w/ floral, faunal and geometric designs within. smaller designs between scrollwork on foot. Chinese coin design in blue on upper neck w/ gold lacquer floral medalions. narrow band on inner mouth in underglaze blue, Mountain motif. short round carved teak stand (b). both (a) and (b) identical to 9-12607ab. H. (a) 39.8 H. (b) 2.7 cm. Max Dia. 14 cm. Description cont. Bottom of foot has 9 character inscription in underglaze blue reading "Dai Nippon Shippo Kaisha Seizo." (Great Japan, Cloisonne Manufacturing Company) Seven unidentified character in red Lacquer to side.

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