Not currently on display at the V&A

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.109B-1981

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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