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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1959.12
People
Hamada Shōji, Japanese (Kawasaki, Kanagawa-ken 1894 - 1978)
Title
Flask-Shaped Bottle with Abstract Decor
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
Shōwa period, second quarter of 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Japan
Period
Shōwa era, 1926-1989
Culture
Japanese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/203227

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Light gray stoneware with decoration in greenish-brown glaze over opaque, bluish white rice ash glaze
Dimensions
H. 19.7cm x W. 17.1 cm x D. 11.4 cm (7 3/4 x 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of James M. Plumer
Accession Year
1959
Object Number
1959.12
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Tradition and Synthesis: 19th- and 20th-Century Works from East Asia, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 09/22/2001 - 06/09/2002

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