Cup on a Foot

Shuntai Japanese

1825

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Provenance

Title: Cup on a Foot
Artist: Shuntai (Japanese, 1799–1878)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1825
Culture: Japan
Medium: Clay covered with a transparent crackled glaze with streaks (Mino ware, Ofuke type)
Dimensions: H. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman, 1893
Object Number: 93.1.87
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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