Lot Essay
W.S. Coleman used Hokusai's print from the Small Flowers serial (1828) for the design
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DESIGNED BY W.S. COLEMAN FOR MINTON'S ART POTTERY STUDIO, 1872
Details
A painted pottery vase
Designed by W.S. Coleman for Minton's Art Pottery Studio, 1872
In Japanese style, of footed flattened globular form with cylindrical neck and two handles shaped like corn sheaves, one side painted with a kingfisher flying between irises and grasses, the other side painted night-blue, the sides painted ochre with floral patterns after designs by Christopher Dresser
34cm. high
Printed and impressed studio marks, painted initials, model numbers and yearmark
See illustration
Designed by W.S. Coleman for Minton's Art Pottery Studio, 1872
In Japanese style, of footed flattened globular form with cylindrical neck and two handles shaped like corn sheaves, one side painted with a kingfisher flying between irises and grasses, the other side painted night-blue, the sides painted ochre with floral patterns after designs by Christopher Dresser
34cm. high
Printed and impressed studio marks, painted initials, model numbers and yearmark
See illustration
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Reflections: Japan and Japonism, 19 May/17 September 2000
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