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Pottery: Unknown
Footed tea bowl, thrown and turn. Black Raku glaze with cream-coloured crane in flight, a tortoise, and three trees (pine, plum and bamboo in resist). Three wad marks on foot rim. Tong marks inside and out imprinted in the glaze.
History note: Unknown before G.D. Hornblower, OBE
Given by G.D. Hornblower, OBE
Height: 7.80 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1940-02-22) by Hornblower, G. D., OBE
19th Century
Edo period (1615-1868) / Meiji period (1868-1912)
Circa
1800
-
Circa
1899
Decoration
composed of
pigment
( cream)
Bowl
Diameter 11.70 cm
Foot
Diameter 4.80 cm
Glazing (coating)
Turning
Throwing
Inscription present: imitation KENZAN signature in large retangle
Accession number: OC.1-1940
Primary reference Number: 77536
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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