Ewer in the Form of a Long-Tailed Turtle; Clam Knop

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Ewer in the Form of a Long-Tailed Turtle; Clam Knop

Alternate Title: 平戸三河内焼染付蓑亀形水注

Japan, 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with underglaze blue
5 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 7/8 in. (13.2 x 17.5 x 12.3 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.36.1-.2)
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.