Ewer in the Form of Bamboo with Sages of the Three Creeds: Fenggan with Tiger (Buddhism), Confucius, and Laozi (Daoism)

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Ewer in the Form of Bamboo with Sages of the Three Creeds: Fenggan with Tiger (Buddhism), Confucius, and Laozi (Daoism)

Alternate Title: Hirado Mikawachi yaki sometsuke Bukan Kōshi Rōshi mon take kata mizutsugi

Japan, second half of 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with blue underglaze
7 3/8 x 9 x 5 1/8 in. (18.6 x 23 x 13 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (AC1997.273.46.1-.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.