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Bowl or Brush Washer in the Form of an Eggplant with a Chinese Boy Peering In19th century

Not on view
White glazed ceramic shoe-shaped vessel with applied blue-and-white floral decoration, amber-glazed fruit, and a small seated figural sculpture near the toe

Unknown, Bowl or Brush Washer in the Form of an Eggplant with a Chinese Boy Peering In, 19th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Bowl or Brush Washer in the Form of an Eggplant with a Chinese Boy Peering In
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
19th century
Period
Edo period (1603-1868) or Meiji period (1868-1912)
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with underglaze blue and iron glaze
Dimensions
2 1/4 x 3 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (5.7 x 8.5 x 4.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1998.115.2
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art