Jar

anoniem, anoniem, c. 1300 - c. 1499

In Japan cracks in pottery are not repaired to be as invisible as possible, but rather are emphasized with gold lacquer. Usually the restorations are done with plain gold lacquer, but the restored cracks on this jar are exceptionally elaborately ornamented with maple leaves, cherry blossoms, and plovers and waves.

Artwork typeurn
Object numberAK-MAK-679
Dimensionsdiameter 11.7 cm, diameter 19.5 cm, height 16 cm, diameter 14.4 cm
Physical characteristicssteengoed met een geelgroen glazuur en (goud)lak

Identification

Title(s)
Ovoid jar with a yellow green glaze and laquer
Object type
Object number
AK-MAK-679
Description
Eivormige pot van steengoed, bedekt met een groen glazuur. De onderzijde is ongeglazuurd. De rand is gebroken geweest en is gerestaureerd met goudlak en lakwerk beschilderd met esdoornbladeren, prunusbloesems en plevieren met golven. Oud label op de onderzijde met 'W511'. Seto.
Inscriptions / marks
label: ‘W511’

Creation

Creation
- pottenbakker: anoniem, Japan
- pottenbakker: anoniem, Seto
Dating
c. 1300 - c. 1499
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Material and technique

Physical description
steengoed met een geelgroen glazuur en (goud)lak
Material
Technique
Dimensions
- diameter 11.7 cm
- diameter 19.5 cm
- height 16 cm
- diameter 14.4 cm

Acquisition and rights

Credit line
On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20023757

Jar