Lobed Bowl
Attributed to
Okuda Eisen
(Japanese, 1753 - 1811)
Datelate 18th-early 19th century
MediumGlazed and enameled porcelaneous body
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 6 3/4 inches (6.67 × 17.15 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/17
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DescriptionWhitish porcelaneous body thrown and worked by hand into lobed shape; covered with irregular curdled pale blue glaze; decorated with loosely drawn floral sprays on each lobe in overglaze black, green, and iron-red enamels; intentional chips on rim.ProvenanceWith Klaus F. Naumann, Tokyo, by April 16, 1979;
Purchased from Klaus F. Naumann by Karen Dean Bunting (1912-1981), Shawnee Mission, KS, April 16, 1979-1981 [1];
Her bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1981.
NOTES:
[1] Naumann’s correspondence with Bunting is in the Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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