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Shell-Form Bowl with River LandscapeLate 19th century

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Set of five porcelain dishes in teardrop form, white glaze with cobalt blue underglaze landscape paintings depicting trees, water, and pavilions
Blue-and-white porcelain dish molded in the shape of a peach, with applied relief decoration of vine leaves and tendrils along the lobed interior walls, cobalt wash streaked across the white ground, viewed from above against a black background.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Shell-Form Bowl with River Landscape
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with celadon glaze, blue underglaze; set of five
Dimensions
3/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (.95 x 9.52 x 6.98 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1999.224.4.1-.5
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art