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Unknown
(Pottery)
Footed tea bowl with everted rim and irregular indentations. Sprigged rosette, also an impressed prancing horse with sprigged tether. Stoneware bowl covered with a pale green glaze with brown speckles. Another sprigged prancing horse with brown outline in the well.
History note: Unknown before Frank Brangwyn, RA
Purchased from Frank Brangwyn, with Glaisher Fund
Height: 8.10 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought
(1934-09-20)
by
Brangwyn, Frank
19th century
Edo period (1615-1868) / Meiji period (1868-1912)
Circa
1800
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
Cf.C.3-1921, C.148-1934, C.231-1934, C.254-1934 (possibly same potter as C.191-1934
Foot
Diameter 5.00 cm
Rim
Diameter 9.00 cm
Bowl
Diameter 9.80 cm
Decoration
pale green glaze with brown speckles Glaze Stoneware
Glazing (coating) Turning Throwing
Inscription present: oval seal with Soma in Japanese characters
Inscription present: brushed SOMA overlying two other capital letters, one a B
Accession number: C.191-1934
Primary reference Number: 72848
Brangwyn number: 96
Stable URI
Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts
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