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Unknown
Candle Holder with Chrysanthemum Appliqueslate 19th century

Not on view
White glazed ceramic centerpiece with cobalt blue applied floral decoration, featuring a ruffled base, three-column stem with spiral scrolls, and a fluted socket at the top

Unknown, Candle Holder with Chrysanthemum Appliques, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Candle Holder with Chrysanthemum Appliques
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with underglaze blue and appliques
Dimensions
6 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/8 in. (15.3 x 11.8 x 11.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1997.273.54
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.