Plate with design of a Lobster

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Plate with design of a Lobster

17th - 18th century

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

In Japan the lobster is regarded as an auspicious animal that conveys long life, for the curving body of the lobster is associated with the bent back of old age.

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Object Details

Title:

Plate with design of a Lobster

Date:

17th - 18th century

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

2 1/4 x 10 3/4 inches (5.7 x 27.3 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of R. G. Rincliffe, 1969

Accession Number:

1969-212-2

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Edo Period (1615-1868)

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