Sake Cup in the Form of a Turbo Shell

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Sake Cup in the Form of a Turbo Shell

Alternate Title: 平戸三河内焼瑠璃釉銹釉栄螺形ぐい飲み

Japan, 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with iron and blue glazes
1 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. (4 x 7.1 x 6.3 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.10)
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.