Figure of Cormorant

Tennozan Kawashima Japanese

20th century

Not on view

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Title: Figure of Cormorant
Artist: Tennozan Kawashima
Date: 20th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Pottery; natural-colored body with black glaze overall; throat buff, speckled towards beak; beak, brown; eyes, yellow-gray; underside natural color with clear glaze
Dimensions: H. 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); L. 16 1/4 in. (41.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.168
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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