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Jar and Cover

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

Rounded belly, cut inwards at the bottom, with small turned-out lip and large foot-ring. Shallow, domed slip-in lid with small knob. The decoration, in white slip under a clear brown glaze, consists of vertical zig-zags between bands round the jar, and crossing pairs of parallel lines on the lid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Jar
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with brown glaze and slip decoration
Brief description
Jar and cover, stoneware with with brown glaze and slip decoration; made by Funaki Michitada at Fujina pottery, Japan (Matsue), about 1930-35.
Physical description
Rounded belly, cut inwards at the bottom, with small turned-out lip and large foot-ring. Shallow, domed slip-in lid with small knob. The decoration, in white slip under a clear brown glaze, consists of vertical zig-zags between bands round the jar, and crossing pairs of parallel lines on the lid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.0cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Leonard Elmhirst
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
See biogref
Collection
Accession number
C.45&A-1936

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2000
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