vase
- Museum number
- 1980,0227.17
- Description
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Vase with animal headed moulded handles. Wind and Thunder Gods (Fujin and Raijin). Made of porcelain with underglaze blue decoration. Mark. Hirado ware.
- Production date
- 1868-1899
- Dimensions
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Height: 28.20 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
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David Hyatt King, "Hirado Porcelain: Its Dating," Transactions of the Oriental Ceramics Society, fig. 36A.
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This vase is formed in a mould with the shape echoing a bronze form. The graphic depiction of the Wind and Thunder Gods is an unusual choice for Meiji-era ceramics. The drawing is very realistic and not typical of standard ceramic designs. (NCR 2015)
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1980
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1980,0227.17