Pair of coffee cups and saucers

Object Details

• Artist

  Yamada Hikaru 山田光 (1924-2001)

• Provenance

  To 2017

  Halsey and Alice North, New York, New York. [1]

  From 2017

  Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Halsey and Alice North, New York, New York. [2]

  Notes:

  [1] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

  [2] See note 1.

• Collection

  National Museum of Asian Art Collection

• Previous custodian or owner

  Halsey and Alice North

• Origin

  Kyoto, Japan

• Credit Line

  Gift of Halsey and Alice North

• Type

  Vessel

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1960s

• Name

  North, Halsey and Alice

• Place

  Kyoto, Japan

• Topic

  Porcelain, Art, Showa era (1926 - 1989), Japanese Art, Glazed, Ceramics

• Culture

  Japanese

• Object Type

  Vessels (containers)