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Masanori Umeda
Coffee Service, 'Mudskipper'designed 1984; manufactured circa 1984-1988

Not on view
White glazed ceramic three-piece set — tall coffeepot with wavy handle, small creamer, and lidded sugar bowl — all with matching double-sphere finials on flat lids

Masanori Umeda, Yamaka Shouten Co., Ltd., Coffee Service, 'Mudskipper', designed 1984; manufactured circa 1984-1988, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Daniel Ostroff, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Manufacturer
Masanori Umeda
Japan, born 1941
Manufacturer
Yamaka Shouten Co., Ltd.
Japan, Tokyo
Title
Coffee Service, 'Mudskipper'
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
designed 1984; manufactured circa 1984-1988
Medium
Porcelain, glazed
Dimensions
.1a-b) Coffee pot and lid: 7 x 6 x 3 3/4 in. (17.8 x 15.2 x 9.5 cm); .2a-b) Sugar and lid: 3 7/8 x 2 3/4 in. (9.8 x 7 cm); .3a-b) Creamer and lid: 5 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (12.7 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Ostroff
Accession Number
M.2001.213.1.1-.3
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design