Not currently on display at the V&A

Saucer

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

Varnished sugi wood. Depressed area to take shape of cup and base of handle. Square shaped..


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wood (sugi), varnished.
Brief description
Saucer, square, from a coffee set. Japan, MODERN CRAFTS, PRODUCTION, CERAMICS
Physical description
Varnished sugi wood. Depressed area to take shape of cup and base of handle. Square shaped..
Dimensions
  • Depth: 11.9cm
  • Height: 1.2cm
  • Width: 11.9cm
Style
Object history
Given by the designer through the manufacturing factory.
Production
Biographical reference: 'Japan Design Committee' (Tokyo, c.1979), FED Box 2.3A. L.8.: 'How to Pour. Contemporary vessels', National Museum of Modern Art (Tokyo, 1982), unpaginated commentaries and biographies, NAl E.J.T.
Nagasaki
Factory: Hakusan Toki Ltd.
Bibliographic reference
Japan Style handlist E2.
Collection
Accession number
FE.108J-1981

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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