Vase

Description

Bisque-fired cylindrical porcelain vase with decoration of insects and sea creatures in low relief, Hirado Mikawachi ware: Japan, Hizen province, Mikawachi, by Yamoto, 1840 - 1880

Museum reference

V.2015.10.4

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Vase

Production information

Yamoto, c. 1840 - 1880 (fl.)
Mikawachi, Sasebo-shi, Nagasaki-ken, Japan, East Asia

Date

c. 1840 - 1880

Materials

Porcelain

Physical description

Porcelain, blue and white

Exhibitions

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

References

Louis Lawrence, Hirado: Prince of Porcelains (Art Media Resources, 1997), plate 61

On display

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

Credit

Presented by David and Anne Hyatt King through the Art Fund