Vases

Museum number:
9-8264a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21098264a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2420
Description:
Vases;pair; porcelain; blue on white; round body with long neck; floral and four of the "Eight Precious Objects" encircling neck; two lion dogs, ox, and unicorn encircling body; height 35.5 cm.
Donor:
Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Porcelain (visual works)
Function:
4.1 Dwellings and Furnishings
Accession date:
1968
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Vases, accession number 9-8264a,b, described as Vases;pair; porcelain; blue on white; round body with long neck; floral and four of the "Eight Precious Objects" encircling neck; two lion dogs, ox, and unicorn encircling body; height 35.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Vases, accession number 9-8264a,b, described as Vases;pair; porcelain; blue on white; round body with long neck; floral and four of the "Eight Precious Objects" encircling neck; two lion dogs, ox, and unicorn encircling body; height 35.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Vases, accession number 9-8264a,b, described as Vases;pair; porcelain; blue on white; round body with long neck; floral and four of the "Eight Precious Objects" encircling neck; two lion dogs, ox, and unicorn encircling body; height 35.5 cm.

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