Summary
Porcelain bowl and stand featuring a gilded design of golden butterflies and flowers on a base of imperial yellow, manufactured in Japan during the early Meiji period (1868-1880).
Physical Description
Deep round bowl with scalloped rim on wooden stand. Yellow background decorated on inside and outside with butterflies and flowers in gold and white. Simple round wooden foot with three low feet. No markings. Slight hairline crack.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
145 mm (Width), 60 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Ceramics, Decorative Arts, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Japanese Art, Royal Exhibition Building
