Metal vase

Museum number:
9-12619a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210912619a@2cb
Alternate number:
None (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3032
Description:
Vase, metal; small, made to imitate ancient Chinese bronze, with stand. Wide globular shaped waist on flared foot, tall narrow neck, slightly flared rim. Two handles opposite each other on neck in form of elephant’s trunks with rings within. Wide band on the low waist, with dragon (?) design on key fret work within. Blotchy red, green and yellow colors on surface. Interior is rough. “Made in Japan” stamped on bottom. Identical to 9-12618ab. (b) turned teak, painted black
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley)
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Japan; ; Attr
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Accession date:
1974
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Metal vase, accession number 9-12619a,b, described as Vase, metal; small, made to imitate ancient Chinese bronze, with stand. Wide globular shaped waist on flared foot, tall narrow neck, slightly flared rim. Two handles opposite each other on neck in form of elephant’s trunks with rings within. Wide band on the low waist, with dragon (?) design on key fret work within. Blotchy red, green and yellow colors on surface. Interior is rough. “Made in Japan” stamped on bottom. Identical to 9-12618ab. (b) turned teak, painted blackHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Metal vase, accession number 9-12619a,b, described as Vase, metal; small, made to imitate ancient Chinese bronze, with stand. Wide globular shaped waist on flared foot, tall narrow neck, slightly flared rim. Two handles opposite each other on neck in form of elephant’s trunks with rings within. Wide band on the low waist, with dragon (?) design on key fret work within. Blotchy red, green and yellow colors on surface. Interior is rough. “Made in Japan” stamped on bottom. Identical to 9-12618ab. (b) turned teak, painted black
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Metal vase, accession number 9-12619a,b, described as Vase, metal; small, made to imitate ancient Chinese bronze, with stand. Wide globular shaped waist on flared foot, tall narrow neck, slightly flared rim. Two handles opposite each other on neck in form of elephant’s trunks with rings within. Wide band on the low waist, with dragon (?) design on key fret work within. Blotchy red, green and yellow colors on surface. Interior is rough. “Made in Japan” stamped on bottom. Identical to 9-12618ab. (b) turned teak, painted black

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