Vase with two cloud-shaped lugs, neck fragment
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Period
1640-1660 -
Geography
Naka Shirakawa kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Material
Porcelain with cobalt pigment under clear glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam: 13.4 x 8.6 cm (5 1/4 x 3 3/8 in) -
Accession Number
FSC-P-340 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-340
Object Details
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Description
Neck of vase with two cloud-shaped lugs.Clay: porcelain.Glaze: clear.Decoration: in cobalt pigment under the glaze. Plants.Mark: none.Inscription by John Pope on inside: Nakashsirakawa.. -
Inscriptions
"Nakashirakawa" inscribed in black grease paint by John A. Pope. -
Collection
Freer Study Collection -
Origin
Naka Shirakawa kiln site, Arita, Saga prefecture, Japan -
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John Alexander Pope, 1956 -
Type
Vessel -
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