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Small Water Bowl for Calligraphy in the Form of a Mandarin Duck19th century

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Small white-glazed ceramic sculpture of a bird resting among curling lotus leaves, with feather-textured wings and a faint honey-tinted beak

Unknown, Small Water Bowl for Calligraphy in the Form of a Mandarin Duck, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Small Water Bowl for Calligraphy in the Form of a Mandarin Duck
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with clear glaze
Dimensions
2 1/8 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (5.40 x 6.35 x 4.45 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
M.2005.79.15
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art