Dish in the Form of a Shoe (Kutsu-gata)

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Dish in the Form of a Shoe (Kutsu-gata)

Early to mid- 19th century

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Japanese connoisseurs ordered this type of porcelain ware from the Jingdezhen kiln in China during the late seventeenth century. Copies of Shonzui wares were often produced in Japan; this example was made in Kyoto. The distorted, shoe-shaped bowl was originally favored by tea masters.

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Object Details

Title:

Dish in the Form of a Shoe (Kutsu-gata)

Date:

Early to mid- 19th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

Glazed porcelain with underglaze decoration (Shonzui ware), "Blue and White"

Dimensions:

2 7/16 x 5 7/8 inches (6.2 x 14.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The General Hector Tyndale Memorial Collection, 1897

Accession Number:

1897-379

Geography:

Made in Yamashiro (present-day Kyoto Prefecture), Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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