Bowl in the Form of an Abalone Shell Illustrated with a Scene from a Poem by Fujiwara no Sukefusa: The Raftsman

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Bowl in the Form of an Abalone Shell Illustrated with a Scene from a Poem by Fujiwara no Sukefusa: The Raftsman

Alternate Title: [Ikadashi yo] uta-e kohachi

Japan, late 18th-early 19th century
Ceramics
Ōjiyama ware; porcelain with blue underglaze; iron-stained biscuit on verso
2 x 7 1/2 x 6 in. (5 x 19 x 15.2 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.57)
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.