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Keywords: Japanese - Vase (kabin) - Walters 491668 - Profile.jpg This vase was made at the Kairakuen kiln which was the garden kiln sponsored by the Kii branch of the Tokugawa house in Kii province Like the Rakurakuen kiln it operated irregularly firing just four times between 1819 and 1836 drawing upon the services of potters from various Kyoto workshops Kairakuen products reflect a marked revival of interest in Chinese ceramics in the late 18th and early 19th centuries This vase with its restrained shape and overall turquoise enamel glaze follows Qing Ch'ing dynasty ceramic models The design of the four-character mark Made at Kairakuen imitates enamel four-character seals appearing on Qing Ch'ing imperial wares early Other date century 19 Edo porcelain with turquoise enamel glaze on the biscuit cm 25 1 accession number 49 1668 24460 Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia 1876 William T Walters city Baltimore Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters 1876 Seal Kairakuen sei; Translation Made at Kairakuen Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia Memorial Hall Philadelphia Philadelphia 1876 place of origin Wakayama Japan Walters Art Museum license Japanese ceramics in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review
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