The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Theme Formal

Manufacturer:: Yamato China Co. Ltd. (Tajimi, Japan)
Date:: ca. 1963
Medium:: Porcelain
Dimensions:: a) : 3 5/8 x 4 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. (9.2 x 11.4 x 8.6 cm) b): 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (2.2 x 14 cm)
Classification:: Ceramics
Credit Line:: Gift of Russel Wright, 1976
Accession Number:: 1976.67.12ab

This artwork is not on display

Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

Marking: 12a (stamped under glaze in green) DESIGNED IN JAPAN Yamato porcelain [cursive] Russel Wright 12b paper label with illegible blue ink mark (The words are written so they intersect in the center like an asterisk.)
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