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Spirit keg in the shape of a Japanese woman on a chariot
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Spirit keg in the shape of a Japanese woman on a chariot

anonymous · c. 1700 - c. 1730 · vitrification; paint; gild; emailleren; fired; formed; glaze; cobalt (mineral); gold (metal); email; porcelain

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Porcelain jenever jug, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, black, and gold. The jug is shaped as a woman in a kimono, seated on a two-wheeled cart. Her kimono is slightly lifted, revealing her lower legs. A hole for the spigot is made at the front of the cart. The head is separate from the body and serves as the lid. Modeled wheels on either side of the cart. The kimono is decorated with clematis vines, cherry blossoms, and Paulownia leaves. On the front of the cart, a rectangular panel with a cloud dragon and a shaped cartouche with a lotus vine. The back of the cart features two birds behind bars, plum blossoms, and flower vines continuing onto the sides. Two corners of the front of the cart are broken off. Imari.

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Credit lineSpirit keg in the shape of a Japanese woman on a chariot. c. 1700 - c. 1730. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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