Netsuke: Clamshell in blue and white
Netsuke: Clamshell in blue and white
Artistpossibly
Eiraku Hozan
(Japanese, 1795-1854)
Datemid-19th century
DimensionsL: 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm)
Mediumporcelain
ClassificationSculpture
Credit LineGift of Richard R. Silverman
Object number
2009.231
Not on View
DescriptionClamshell Somesiti. Kyoto ware; porcelain with clear glaze and blue underglaze (sometsuke).
Exhibition HistoryToledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Life in Miniature: Ceramic Netsuke from the Silverman Collection, October 1, 2010 - February 27, 2011, repr. (col.) Checklist, p. 67 and (det.) p. 75, (catalog title: Adornment in Clay: Ceramic Netsuke from the Richard R. Silverman Collection).
early 19th century
late 19th century
mid-19th century
early 20th century
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