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Ewer in the Form of Bamboo with Sages of the Three Creeds: Fenggan with Tiger (Buddhism), Confucius, and Laozi (Daoism)second half of 19th century

Not on view
Blue-and-white porcelain teapot with cylindrical bamboo-shaped body, decorated with cobalt blue scene of a seated robed figure, a tiger, and dense bamboo stalks
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Ewer in the Form of Bamboo with Sages of the Three Creeds: Fenggan with Tiger (Buddhism), Confucius, and Laozi (Daoism)
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
second half of 19th century
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with blue underglaze
Dimensions
7 3/8 x 9 x 5 1/8 in. (18.6 x 23 x 13 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1997.273.46.1-.2
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.