POWERHOUSE COLLECTION

Vase painted by Soga Tokumaru in Japan

Object No. A2569-1

Vase, part of collection, depicting poultry, porcelain, made by Hyochien, painted by Soga Tokumaru, Tokyo, Japan, Meiji era, 1878, probably exhibited at the Sydney International Exhibition, 1879

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Summary

Physical Description

Vase, porcelain, with a short foot, swollen cylindrical body and short neck with everted rim, poultry decoration painted onglaze in polychrome enamels on a sparse white reserve, one side featuring a crowing rooster with two hens, the reverse with a hen with two chicks, floral design on neck and foot in gilded enamels, gilt rim. Made by Hyochien and painted by Soga Tokumaru, Tokyo, Japan, 1878

DIMENSIONS

Height

338 mm

Width

180 mm

Depth

180 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

Made by Hyochien, painted by Soga Tokumaru. Date inscription in characters translated as "Meiji juichinen junigatsu" = 12th month Meiji (1878).

HISTORY

Notes

Probably exhibited at the Sydney International Exhibition, 1879

SOURCE

Acquisition Date

24 June 1925

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