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Eiraku Zengōrō XI
Hand-warmer in the Form of a Rabbitcirca 1840

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Ceramic vessel in the form of a crouching rabbit with a pierced circular lid on its back, covered in a matte off-white glaze with warm brown recesses
Ceramic vessel in the form of a crouching rabbit, with matte white glaze and modeled fur details; a circular pierced lid with four openings sits recessed into the animal's back.
Close-up detail of a marble sculpture showing two hands resting side by side, fingers curled downward, with speckled white stone surface and softly rounded carving.
Close-up of a ceramic base with off-white speckled glaze, showing a circular impressed seal mark containing Chinese characters in relief.
Stone sculpture fragment showing two bare feet side by side, toes touching, viewed from the front; weathered cream-colored surface with darkened crevices between the toes.
Artist or Maker
Eiraku Zengōrō XI
Japan, 1795-1854
Title
Hand-warmer in the Form of a Rabbit
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1840
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Kyoto ware; ceramic with clear glaze
Dimensions
a-b) Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (19.05 x 26.67 x 31.12 cm); a) Lid: 7/8 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (2.22 x 10.48 x 11.43 cm); b) Burner: 7 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (19.05 x 26.67 x 31.12 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Donald K. Gerber and Sueann E. Sherry in honor of Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2011.188a-b
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.