Cup

Museum number:
9-22684
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4349
Description:
ceramic tea cup, white ground with blue decorative panels. 2 narrow blue line at base; single narrow blue line 1/2cm above base lines. upper 4.6cm of exterior divided into 4 panels, alternating floral design with panel containing 3 objects that resemble distant boats over which hangs a dark blue cloud. interior has 2 narrow blue lines around lip, a single blue line where wall meets base and a round spiral with 4 "leaves" at center of base.
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:
Cups (drinking vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
August 5, 1988
Context of use:
household
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 6 centimeters and diameter 8.1 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Cup, accession number 9-22684, described as ceramic tea cup, white ground with blue decorative panels. 2 narrow blue line at base; single narrow blue line 1/2cm above base lines. upper 4.6cm of exterior divided into 4 panels, alternating floral design with panel containing 3 objects that resemble distant boats over which hangs a dark blue cloud. interior has 2 narrow blue lines around lip, a single blue line where wall meets base and a round spiral with 4 "leaves" at center of base.

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