Netsuke
1800-1875 (made)
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Netsuke of katabori ('shape carving') form, of a squared tea bowl with a tea whisk inside, placed from one corner to the middle, in stained ivory carved to imitate glazed pottery, with the imitation glaze 'dripping' down the exterior, revealing the exposed imitation ceramic body where the glaze has not yet reached.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | ivory imitating glazed pottery |
| Brief description | Netsuke of a tea bowl and whisk in carved and stained ivory imitating glazed pottery, signed Unshô Hakuryû, Japan, 1800-1875 |
| Physical description | Netsuke of katabori ('shape carving') form, of a squared tea bowl with a tea whisk inside, placed from one corner to the middle, in stained ivory carved to imitate glazed pottery, with the imitation glaze 'dripping' down the exterior, revealing the exposed imitation ceramic body where the glaze has not yet reached. |
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| Content description | Tea bowl and whisk |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed 'Unshô Hakuryû' with a kaô. |
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| Credit line | Shipman Bequest |
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| Accession number | A.63-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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