Saucer

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Saucer

c. 1875

Fukagawa Eizaemon VIII (Japanese, 1833–1889)

These pieces are unusual because they retain the original paper label of their manufacturer and exhibitor at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, "Koransha." Koransha was a firm established in 1875 by Fukagawa. He later became president of the company in partnership with Fukami Suminosuke and Tsuji Katsuzo, porcelain manufacturers of Arita wares, and Tezuka Kamenosuke.

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Object Details

Title:

Saucer

Date:

c. 1875

Artist:

Fukagawa Eizaemon VIII (Japanese, 1833–1889)

Medium:

Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration (Arita ware)

Dimensions:

1 × 5 1/16 inches (2.5 × 12.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The General Hector Tyndale Memorial Collection, 1897

Accession Number:

1897-228b

Geography:

Made in Hizen (present-day Saga Prefecture), Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912) Reign: Meiji Emperor (1868-1912)

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