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Hanging Flower Vase in the Form of Bamboo and Tigerlate 19th century

Not on view
Ceramic vessel with mottled amber glaze, featuring a relief lotus blossom in blue-gray on the upper cylindrical section and a crouching shaggy animal figure in relief on the lower body

Unknown, Hanging Flower Vase in the Form of Bamboo and Tiger, late 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Hanging Flower Vase in the Form of Bamboo and Tiger
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
late 19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with brown glaze, green enamel
Dimensions
7 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 3 in. (20.0 x 7.3 x 7.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1998.115.8
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art