Flower Container in the Form of a Bucket

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Flower Container in the Form of a Bucket

c. 1825

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

This artist was perhaps inspired by the wooden buckets fishermen used to transport their catch.

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Object Details

Title:

Flower Container in the Form of a Bucket

Date:

c. 1825

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Japanese

Medium:

Ceramic with underglaze decoration (Imari ware)

Dimensions:

4 x 3 3/4 inches (10.2 x 9.5 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Howard T. Hallowell III in memory of his aunt, Ruth Hallowell Gray, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-161-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Bunsei Era (1818-1829)

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