Pair of Hexagonal Flasks
CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Datec.1680-1690; mounts c.1720
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels, later gilt metal mounts (c.1720)
DimensionsOverall (G07.18.15.1 & G07.18.15.2): 22.9 x 11 cm (9 x 4 5/16 in.)
DescriptionPair of Arita faceted flasks with tapering neck moulded in eight sides and enamelled in the Kakiemon style. Over the transparent glaze there are butterflies, chrysanthemums and autumn grasses. The necks are decorated with suspended garlands of flowerheads and foliate scroll, and the lips are painted with a gilt band. French ormolu mounts cast with leaf scroll.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG07.18.15.1-2
Classifications
Asian CeramicsSub-classification
Japanese PorcelainKakiemonCollections
Status
On view
Artist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
c.1755
Object number: G83.1.983.1-.2
Artist / Maker: Johann Joachim Kändler
c.1745-1755
Object number: G83.1.626
Artist / Maker: Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735-1740
Object number: G11.13.10
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1765
Object number: G83.1.939.1-2
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1870-1880
Object number: G98.1.28
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-1735; later Louis XVI mounts
Object number: G83.1.1036.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1740-1745
Object number: G83.1.940.1-4
