Sake Ewer in the Form of a Chinese Boy with a Giant Gourd

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Sake Ewer in the Form of a Chinese Boy with a Giant Gourd

Alternate Title: 平戸三河内焼白磁瑠璃釉瓢箪抱く唐子形酒次

Japan, second half of 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with blue and clear glazes
6 x 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (15.2 x 19.2 x 13 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.22)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert; Hollis Goodall.  Hirado Porcelain of Japan: From the Kurtzman Family Collection.
    Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997.