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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Sake Cup

ca. 1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sake cup of stoneware with off-white glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with off-white glaze
Brief description
Sake cup of stoneware with off-white glaze, from a set of two bottles and five cups; designed by Yamada Hikaru, Japan, Showa period, ca. 1979
Physical description
Sake cup of stoneware with off-white glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.8cm
  • Width: 5.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Incised mark 'Hikaru' within square depression on the base
Object history
From a sake set with two bottles and five cups (FE.58 to F-1981).
Bibliographic reference
Japan Style, handlist E16.
Collection
Accession number
FE.58E-1981

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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