Sometsuke Fuku Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted 'luck')

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Sometsuke Fuku Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted 'luck')

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Title:
Sometsuke Fuku Chawan (bowl with cobalt hand-painted 'luck')
Catalog Number:
45SN398B/2007/2059B
Source:
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, US Air Force Collection
Description:
The rim diameter of this small rim and body sherd suggests it is from a type of chawan. The decoration consists of a partial character, 福 (fuku or luck), hand painted in circular medallion on the vessel exterior.
Site Location:
Near Mukilteo, Washington
Site Date:
1903-1928
Functional Category:
Mealtime Tableware
Material:
Jiki (porcelain)
Vessel Form:
Chawan (indeterminate bowl)
Artifact Dimensions:
Rim~ 12 cm
Pigment Application:
Shita-Etsuke (underglaze)
Decoration Type:
Sometsuke (hand-painted cobalt)
Exterior Decoration Method:
Etsuke (hand painted)
Exterior Decoration Color:
Cobalt blue
Exterior Decoration Elements:
Horizontal band; Indeterminate; written characters
Interior Decoration Method:
Etsuke (hand painted)
Interior Decoration Color:
Cobalt blue
Interior Decoration Elements:
Horizontal band
Marks:
Mark on vessel side-wall is part of the character for fuku (福), which means luck.
Manufacture Origin:
Japan
Manufacture Date Range:
Meiji era (1868-1912) through early Showa era (1926-1989)
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Mealtime Tableware Jiki (porcelain) Chawan (indeterminate bowl)

Source
Preferred Image Citation:
Photo courtesy of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, catalog no. 45SN398B/2007/2059B, US Air Force Collection, held in trust at the Burke Museum, Seattle.
Metadata Created By:
Renae Campbell (2018)
Reference Link:
https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/hjccc/data/hjccc-16.html
Rights
Rights:
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