Octopus Form Box

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Octopus Form Box

Alternate Title: 平戸三河内焼銹釉瑠璃釉蛸形箱

Japan, late 19th century
Ceramics
Hirado Mikawachi ware, porcelain with blue and brown glazes
a) Lid (head): 3 3/4 x 4 x 3 1/4 in. (9.53 x 10.16 x 8.26 cm); b) Box (body): 3 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (7.62 x 17.15 x 11.43 cm); Overall: 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (17.15 x 17.15 x 11.43 cm)
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman (M.2002.147.2a-b)
Japanese Art
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.