Netsuke in the Form of a Daoist Immortal with a Gourd

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Netsuke in the Form of a Daoist Immortal with a Gourd

Alternate Title: Hirado Mikawachi yaki ruriyū sabiyū hyōtan motsu sennin netsuke

Japan, 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with blue and iron glazes, inked details
2 5/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 in. (6.8 x 2.8 x 2.5 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.13)
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.