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Reclining Ox Figurine19th century

Not on view
Glazed white ceramic figure of a recumbent cow with legs tucked under, head raised, covered in a smooth, glossy milky-white glaze

Unknown, Reclining Ox Figurine, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Reclining Ox Figurine
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 and inked detail
Dimensions
4 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 4 3/8 in. (11 x 20.1 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1997.273.23
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert; Hollis Goodall. Hirado Porcelain of Japan: From the Kurtzman Family Collection.
    Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997.