Paperweight

Description

Paperweight of porcelain, in the form of white boar asleep under a chrysanthemum plant against a rock, and painted in underglaze blue grey and brown: Japan, Hirado Mikawachi, 19th century

Museum reference

A.1956.1362

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Paperweight

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

19th century

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Porcelain, white and underglaze blue grey and brown

Associations

Previous owner: Alexander, William Cleverly, 1840 - 1916

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p. 65

Louis Lawrence, Hirado: Prince of Porcelains (Art Media Resources, 1997), plate 31

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia