Charger with Design of Lobster and Bamboo Leaves

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Charger with Design of Lobster and Bamboo Leaves

Alternate Title: 吉田屋窯か宮本屋窯か青九谷色絵海老文大皿

Japan, first half of the 19th century
Ceramics
Yoshidayagama/Miyamotoyagama ware; porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamels
2 3/4 × 14 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (6.99 × 37.78 × 37.78 cm)
Gift of Charles and Janice Holland (M.2013.133)
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.