Teacups

Museum number:
9-22679a,b
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Accession number:
Acc.4349
Description:
pair of blue/white teacups - 2 different decorative motifs. a) narrow 7 blue bands and evergreen bows decorate the outer walls. 2 narrow blue bands inside the upper lip; b) 3 narrow blue lines near the base then decorated with stylized floral motif (ferns?). 2 narrow blue lines at top of inside rim.
Donor:
Estate of Elizabeth Huff
Collection place:
Japan
Verbatim coll. place:
Asia, Japan
Culture or time period:
Japanese
Collector:
Elizabeth Huff
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Teacups
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter 8 centimeters and height 6.7 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Teacups, accession number 9-22679a,b, described as pair of blue/white teacups - 2 different decorative motifs. a) narrow 7 blue bands and evergreen bows decorate the outer walls. 2 narrow blue bands inside the upper lip; b) 3 narrow blue lines near the base then decorated with stylized floral motif (ferns?). 2 narrow blue lines at top of inside rim.

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