Hanging Flower Vase in the Form of a Quiver

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Hanging Flower Vase in the Form of a Quiver

Alternate Title: 鍋島青磁箙型掛花入
Japan, Saga prefecture, 1690-1736
Ceramics
Hizen ware, Nabeshima style; slab-built porcelain with molded, modeled, cut, and incised decoration and celadon glaze
14 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (36.51 × 16.51 × 6.99 cm)
Gift of the 1995 Collectors Committee (AC1995.55.1)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

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    Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997.
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    Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997.
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