Water Dropper in the Form of Bamboo with a Raised Tiger

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Water Dropper in the Form of Bamboo with a Raised Tiger

Alternate Title: Hirado Mikawachi yaki hakuji ruriyū take ni tora kata suiteki

Japan, dated 1865
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with blue and clear glazes
3 5/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.1 x 6.6 x 3.3 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.32)
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.