Summary
Seto ware tile featuring delicately painted swallows flying over fruit trees within an elaborately gilded border of dragons. Produced by Kato Kanshiro, and signed as having been painted by Gazan, in Japan during the late Edo (1600-1867) or Meiji period (1868-1880).
Physical Description
Large glazed tile, painted with a bird in flight and another on the branch of a fruiting plum tree. Gilded, relief moulded decoration at centre of each edge. A panel of intricately painted dragon and cloud motifs in gold on black around border.
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), Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1881
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Inscriptions
Signed on front of tile. Also signed on back of tile.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
270 cm (Width), 9 cm (Depth), 361 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Decorative Arts, Earthenware, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Japanese Art, Royal Exhibition Building, Tiles, Dragons
