Netsuke: Porcelain Gourd

Netsuke: Porcelain Gourd

Netsuke: Porcelain Gourd

Artist Hirado kiln ??

Place of OriginJapan

Date19th century

DimensionsH: 2 1/16 in. (5.2 cm)

Mediumporcelain with colored glazes

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of H. A. Fee

Object number

1950.114A

Not on View

Collections

Sculpture
Netsuke

Published ReferencesPutney, Carolyn and Matt Wiederhold, "Japanese treasures: the art of netsuke carving," International Netsuke Society Journal, vol. 20, no. 2, Summer 2000, p. 15, fig. 8 (col.).

Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Japanese Treasures: The Art of Netsuke Carving in the Toledo Museum of Art, 2000, p. 40, repr. (col.) (author Carolyn M. Putney).

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