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Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by rhiwfield, Dec 11, 2017.

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  1. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    say_it_slowly yes, it is a pity that they do not show the bases. Age was not mentioned, but I think it should be 18th c, all comparable examples are dated this way. I continued my search too, and found this one, Kiyomizu ware from Kyoto, 18th c, which comes even closer to rhiwfield's bottle with it's intense cobalt blue: http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/wine-bottle-24096
     
    Mat, Dec 14, 2017
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  2. rhiwfield

    rhiwfield Well-Known Member

    Mat, that is so helpful and looks very close to our bottle. Thank you so much for your research. Best, Steve
     
    rhiwfield, Dec 14, 2017
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  3. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    One last remark, the description of the Boston piece may be wrong, the shape and decoration are so similar to the other examples that it may be Satsuma, too. There are often mistakes in descriptions in museums, so it is very well possible...
     
    Mat, Dec 15, 2017
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  4. Silver

    Silver Active Member

    That's an interesting suggestion . . . do these museums really do that for the public? Do they charge a consulting fee (it seems everything must be "monetised" these days)?
     
    Silver, Dec 15, 2017
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  5. Mat

    Mat Well-Known Member

    Silver, I do not know for all museums, but the VAM has a "free opinion service", you can bring them the piece you want to ask about or send them an email. http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/o/opinions-service/
     
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