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Water Dropper for Calligraphy in the Form of a Folded Lotus Leaf with Crab and Frog19th century

Not on view
Celadon-glazed ceramic teapot shaped as a cupped leaf, with a sculpted blue frog and amber crab in high relief on the lid and a spiral coil knob

Unknown, Water Dropper for Calligraphy in the Form of a Folded Lotus Leaf with Crab and Frog, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Water Dropper for Calligraphy in the Form of a Folded Lotus Leaf with Crab and Frog
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with celadon glaze, blue and iron glazes
Dimensions
2 5/8 x 5 1/4 x 3 in. (6.7 x 13.4 x 7.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1997.273.47
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.