Bottle Vase, “Kakiemon” Famille-Verte Pattern
Manufacturer
Worcester Porcelain Company
(British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1754-56
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.120.2
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of an Assembled Pair of Early Worcester Kakiemon Hexagonal Bottle Vases. Each painted on the front in iron-red, blue, turquoise, yellow and black with bamboo and prunus growing behind two 'banded hedges,' the reverse with a flowering plant between pairs of small blossoms, and the rim with two blue-centered rose demi-flowerheads alternating with iron-red whorls.ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1795-1800
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-80
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1775-80
