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Collections

Kawai Kanjirō
Plaque with Flower and Auspicious Characters1950s

On view: David Geffen GalleriesUltramodern: Kyoto Ceramics
Ceramic plaque with mottled olive and brown glaze, featuring raised Chinese characters in bold script surrounding a polychrome foo dog with cobalt blue and purple accents

Kawai Kanjirō, Plaque with Flower and Auspicious Characters, 1950s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of David N. Barry III and Margaret C. Barry, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Kawai Kanjirō
Japan, 1890-1966
Title
Plaque with Flower and Auspicious Characters
Date Made
1950s
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Stoneware with slip-trailed design and glazes
Dimensions
13 1/8 × 9 1/2 × 1 in. (33.34 × 24.13 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of David N. Barry III and Margaret C. Barry
Accession Number
M.2020.34.5
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art