dish
Object NameKiriko Dish
Manufacturer
Satsuma Clan Factory
Made FromGlass
Date1851-1858
Place MadeJapan, Kagoshima (Shuseikan), Kyushu
TechniqueCased, blown, cut
SizeOverall H: 4.3 cm, Diam (max): 14.9 cm
Accession Number2017.6.3
Credit LineGift of Antony Snow
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
New Pieces | New Voices: Selections from the Junior Curators Program
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive NotesIn 1851, Nariakira Shimazu, lord of the Satsuma Clan, established a glass factory to supply luxury glass to Japanese clients. These vessels are recognized for their rich and colorful overlays with highly precise geometric patterns, cut by hand. Several of these patterns can be traced to English and Irish cut glass.
Provenance
Source
Antony Snow
- 1997-2017-06-07
Originally purchased by Thomas Maitland Snow during his posting to China, probably around 1928
Thence by descent
Thomas Maitland Snow (1890-1997) is the father of Antony Snow, who has been a CMoG Trustee since 1983. The elder Snow served as a British diplomat in the 1930s and 40s, holding postings in Tokyo, Madrid, Havana, Bogota, and Switzerland. He collected ceramics, and that collection is now held in a museum in Bern, Switzerland. According to Antony, his father donated that collection in exchange for residency in Switzerland after World War II.
Originally purchased by Thomas Maitland Snow during his posting to China, probably around 1928
Thence by descent
Thomas Maitland Snow (1890-1997) is the father of Antony Snow, who has been a CMoG Trustee since 1983. The elder Snow served as a British diplomat in the 1930s and 40s, holding postings in Tokyo, Madrid, Havana, Bogota, and Switzerland. He collected ceramics, and that collection is now held in a museum in Bern, Switzerland. According to Antony, his father donated that collection in exchange for residency in Switzerland after World War II.
Former Collection
Thomas Maitland Snow
(1890-1997) - 1928-1997
Originally purchased by Thomas Maitland Snow during his posting to China, probably around 1928
Thence by descent
Thomas Maitland Snow (1890-1997) is the father of Antony Snow, who has been a CMoG Trustee since 1983. The elder Snow served as a British diplomat in the 1930s and 40s, holding postings in Tokyo, Madrid, Havana, Bogota, and Switzerland. He collected ceramics, and that collection is now held in a museum in Bern, Switzerland. According to Antony, his father donated that collection in exchange for residency in Switzerland after World War II.
Originally purchased by Thomas Maitland Snow during his posting to China, probably around 1928
Thence by descent
Thomas Maitland Snow (1890-1997) is the father of Antony Snow, who has been a CMoG Trustee since 1983. The elder Snow served as a British diplomat in the 1930s and 40s, holding postings in Tokyo, Madrid, Havana, Bogota, and Switzerland. He collected ceramics, and that collection is now held in a museum in Bern, Switzerland. According to Antony, his father donated that collection in exchange for residency in Switzerland after World War II.
300-399
about 1890-1915
about 1890-1915
about 1890-1915