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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at Young V&A
Play Gallery, Sound it Out, case 14

Teapot

about 1930-1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Kettle-shaped, with rounded body and two horizontally set ear-handles pierced for a vertical loop of bamboo. Slip-in lid with a small knob. The brown glaze has been scraped away to show simple hatched patterns and bands in the grey glaze below.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, with brown iron glaze laid over a pale yellow-grey glaze and painted in wax resist
Brief description
Teapot with lid, stoneware, with brown iron glaze laid over a pale yellow-grey glaze and painted in wax resist; made by Ono Toshiro at Sodeshi pottery, Japan (Matsue), about 1930-35.
Physical description
Kettle-shaped, with rounded body and two horizontally set ear-handles pierced for a vertical loop of bamboo. Slip-in lid with a small knob. The brown glaze has been scraped away to show simple hatched patterns and bands in the grey glaze below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.4cm
  • Height: 185mm
  • Weight: 160mm
  • Depth: 115mm
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr Leonard Elmhirst
Bibliographic reference
See biogref
Collection
Accession number
C.33&A-1936

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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