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Source Description
With its brilliant design and masterful craftsmanship, this bowl was certainly made to catch the eye of visitors to the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900—including William and Henry Walters. The design depicts yellow, pink, and purple chrysanthemums—a traditional flower of autumn—and their green foliage floating amid a pattern of curved waves. The translucency of the colored enamels (powdered glass) allows for light to pass through and illuminate them like stained glass.
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Document identity
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29146
label
Bowl with Chrysanthemum Blossoms
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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29146
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Bowl with Chrysanthemum Blossoms
description
With its brilliant design and masterful craftsmanship, this bowl was certainly made to catch the eye of visitors to the Paris Exposition Universelle in 1900—including William and Henry Walters. The design depicts yellow, pink, and purple chrysanthemums—a traditional flower of autumn—and their green foliage floating amid a pattern of curved waves. The translucency of the colored enamels (powdered glass) allows for light to pass through and illuminate them like stained glass.
provenance
Exposition de Paris, 1900; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1900, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1900 (Meiji period (1868-1912))
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CC0
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en
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Enamels
bowls (vessels)
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7
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7
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import
dimensions
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cm
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11.8
height
20.8
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 5/8 x Diam: 8 3/16 in. (11.8 x 20.8 cm)
Source extras
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Japanese
dynasty
Meiji period
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Silver, enamel
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5333
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JPK
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2351
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3300
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