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At this time he was one of the first to welcome Japanese influence both in his own pieces and work he commissioned from other artists. Most of his designs were made by Appert Frères at Clichy. This vase was shown in the International Exhibition, Paris, in 1878.","physicalDescription":"This vase is of a loose flattened shape with running glazes and the witty, yet graceful decoration of fishes swimming under a clear blue glaze surface on which is engraved floating water weeds.  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When he began to design glass himself around 1867, he as particularly interested in Japanese art. The shapes of the vases, and the idea of fish swimming beneath the water weeds, are both Japanese in inspiration.\r\n\r\nFrance, Paris; designed by François-Eugène Rousseau; probably manufactured by Appert Frères at Clichy Glassworks\r\nGlass, mould-blown, with enamelling,\r\nengraving and applied relief decoration\r\n\r\nMuseum nos. 673, 674-1878'","date":{"text":"22/04/2017","earliest":"2017-04-22","latest":"2017-04-22"}},{"text":"VASE\r\n\r\n Francois Eugene Rousseau\r\n\r\n        (1827-1891)\r\n\r\n         Designer\r\n\r\n       Attributed to\r\n\r\n       Appert Freres\r\n\r\n      Manufacturers\r\nFrance (Clichy): about 1878\r\n\r\n   Glass with enamelled\r\n\r\n  and applied decoration\r\n\r\n          674-1878\r\n\r\nThis vase was part of Rousseau's display at the Paris 1878 Exhibition, in which Japanese influence was conspicuous. The impact of Japanese forms and design was reflected in many of the French displays. Japan's own 1878 exhibit had a far-reaching influence on a new generation of potters and glassmakers. In this piece, Rousseau has combined both painted and applied raised decoration to idiosyncratic three-dimensional effect. Rousseau retired in 1885 and his glass studio was continued by Ernest Baptiste Leveille. \r\n\r\n\r\n          VASE\r\n\r\n Francois Eugene Rousseau\r\n\r\n        (1827-1891)\r\n\r\n         Designer\r\nAttributed to Appert Freres\r\n\r\n      Manufacturers\r\nFrance (Clichy): about 1878\r\n\r\n  Glass with engraved and\r\n\r\n   enamelled decoration\r\n\r\nRousseau inherited a shop in Paris selling ceramics and glass.  He was particularly influenced by Japanese art when he began to design glass around 1867.  Most of his designs were executed by Appert Frères at Clichy.  The informal bag-like shape of this vase and the idea of fish swimming under the surface on which float water-weeds are all Japanese in inspiration.  Shown in the international exhibition, Paris, 1878\n\n\n","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null}}],"partNumbers":["674-1878"],"accessionNumberNum":"674","accessionNumberPrefix":"","accessionYear":1878,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-06","recordCreationDate":"1997-12-13","availableToBook":true}}