Sauce Tureen with Lid and Stand

Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

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Sauce Tureen with Lid and Stand

1879

Made by Seiji Kaisha, Arita, Japan (1879–1889)

Western forms characterize the “Mikado” dinner service manufactured by Seiji Kaisha (Pure Water Company) of Arita, Japan. By family tradition, the service was presented to President and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant by the Meiji emperor during their six-week visit to Japan in 1879.

Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

Object Details

Title:

Sauce Tureen with Lid and Stand

Date:

1879

Artist:

Made by Seiji Kaisha, Arita, Japan (1879–1889)

Medium:

Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

Dimensions:

7 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches (19.1 x 17.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of the McNeil Americana Collection, 2006

Accession Number:

2006-3-120a--c

Geography:

Made in Arita, Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877)

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Gallery 106, American Art, first floor (McNeil Presidential China Gallery)

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