Candlestand

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Candlestand

1829

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Though the Arita technique for manufacturing porcelain was kept in strict secrecy, Seto and other areas in Japan also began to produce porcelain in the early nineteenth century. Seto potters in particular found success manufacturing fine sometsuke (underglaze blue) works, which were often exported to the European market.

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Object Details

Title:

Candlestand

Date:

1829

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (Seto ware)

Dimensions:

11 x 7 3/4 inches (27.9 x 19.7 cm)

Classification:

Lighting

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. Moncure Biddle in memory of her father, Ernest F. Fenollosa, 1957

Accession Number:

1957-41-10

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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