Ceremonial Weight for a Gift in the Form of Monochoria

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Ceremonial Weight for a Gift in the Form of Monochoria

Alternate Title: Hirado Mikawachi yaki sabiyū ruriyū mizuaoi kata noshi-osae

Japan, 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with brown and blue underglaze and light green-tinged glaze
5 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. (14.5 x 4.3 x 2.7 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.1)
Japanese Art
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.