Small Kakiemon Ewer with Silver Cover

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Small Kakiemon Ewer with Silver Cover
Datelate 17th century
MediumCeramic with silver
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 3 × 3 1/2 in. (14 × 7.6 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2014.11
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[Christie's, London, sale 9305932, Japanese Art at the English Court, December 8–19, 2014, lot 51; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 2014.


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Embossed on silver cover: BEO * ET * PATRIÆ * ANNO * 16 Z / N X S

Printed sticker (removed and placed in accession file): 51 / 5932 [handwritten with pen] / CHRISTIE'S

Printed sticker (removed and placed in accession file): [barcode] / 46423511

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