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Water Dropper for Calligraphy in the Form of a Ratsecond half of 19th century

Not on view
Small white porcelain sculpture of a seated mouse with glossy glaze, head tilted upward, rounded compact body, and small cupped ears
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Water Dropper for Calligraphy in the Form of a Rat
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
second half of 19th century
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with clear glaze
Dimensions
2 x 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in. (5.1 x 8 x 5.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1997.273.18
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.