Chopstick Rest
ca. 1979 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Glazed porcelain chopstick rests shaped as swimming birds. Underglaze incisions for eyes, wings and tail feathers. Flat unglazed base with Japanese mark in blue. The glaze turns to bluish-green in places.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain, glazed |
| Brief description | Chopstick rest, in form of a swimming bird, from a set of five |
| Physical description | Glazed porcelain chopstick rests shaped as swimming birds. Underglaze incisions for eyes, wings and tail feathers. Flat unglazed base with Japanese mark in blue. The glaze turns to bluish-green in places. |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Mark in blue in Japanese 'Hakusan Toki'. |
| Object history | Given by the designer through the manufacturing factory. |
| Bibliographic reference | Japan Style handlist E1.
Part of the 'Royal White Custom Set'. See FE.111-1981 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FE.109A-1981 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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