Box
ca. 1935-1950 (made)
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Box and cover of stoneware. Deep, square shape with shallow domed lid fitting over a raised flange. Coarse greyish white ware with thick crazed glaze of greenish blue tint; painted with a leafy spray on the lid, and with a band of sketchy strokes below the rim of the box.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, hand-formed, painted in underglaze copper red, cobalt blue and iron brown |
| Brief description | Box and cover, porcellaneous stoneware, painted in underglaze blue, red and brown; made by Kanjiro Kawai, Japan, about 1935-50. |
| Physical description | Box and cover of stoneware. Deep, square shape with shallow domed lid fitting over a raised flange. Coarse greyish white ware with thick crazed glaze of greenish blue tint; painted with a leafy spray on the lid, and with a band of sketchy strokes below the rim of the box. |
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| Gallery label | Box and cover, porcellaneous stoneware.
painted in underglaze blue, red and brown.
By Kanjiro Kawai.
JAPANESE; about 1935-50.
Given by Mrs. M.H. Tiltman
C.31&A-1966 |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs M.H. Tiltman |
| Object history | Given to the donor by the potter. |
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| Bibliographic reference | ****** |
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| Accession number | C.31&A-1966 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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