Cup

Japan

Edo period (1615 - 1868)

  • Titles Cup (Descriptive)
  • Artist Japan
  • Medium stoneware
  • Dimensions Overall: 3 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (8.3 x 13 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Ricketts, 1981.199
  • Work Type cup
  • Classification Containers

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Black and white study of the Kōkoan in Kurashiki.
Chapter 37 The Flute, from the series Genji Incense Pictures, Utagawa Kunisada, ink and color on paper
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