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The auspicious character design is one of the earliest patterns found on underglaze decorated Japanese porcelain. Similar examples have been excavated from Tenjinmori no. 3, Kamano-Tsuji, Tengudani and other Arita area kilns.
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Title: Bottle with Character Design
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1630
Culture: Japan
Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hizen ware)
Dimensions: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Object Number: 1975.268.474
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