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Object Type
Museum number: 2002,0402.49
Title: Object: 魚籃観世音 (Gyoran Kanzeon)
Description: White porcelain figure of bodhisattva Kanzeon carrying a basket with fish.
Producer name
Cultures/periods
Production date: 2000
Production place: Made in: Saga-ken
Materials
Technique: glazed; carved
Dimensions: Diameter: 18 - 21 centimetres (largest); Height: 53.30 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: Exhibited: 2000-2001 20 Oct-14 Jan, British Museum, Saga Contemporary Ceramics from the Home of Japanese Porcelain
Subjects: fish; bodhisattva
Associated names
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 2002
Acquisition notes: Given as part of a collective gift of 63 works by members of Saga Ceramic Art Association.
Department: Asia
Registration number: 2002,0402.49

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