Vase

Currently not on view

Vase

1936

Yamamuro Hyakuseiji (Japanese, 1900–1990)

Yamamuro Hyakuse, a noted metalworker in Japan, supervised the crafts made on the occasion of the coronation of the Shöwa Emperor in 1928. This vase was shown in the 1936 Japan Fine Arts Exhibition (Nitten), and Yamamuro's work was also on view in the Japanese pavilion at the New York World's Fair of 1939-40.

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Object Details

Title:

Vase

Date:

1936

Artist:

Yamamuro Hyakuseiji (Japanese, 1900–1990)

Medium:

Cast bronze with incised decoration and applied gold and silver

Dimensions:

11 1/2 x 9 1/8 inches (29.2 x 23.2 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Kazuko Yamamuro and the family of Hyakuse Yamamuro in memory of the artist, 1992

Accession Number:

1992-8-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Shōwa Period (1926-1989) Reign: Showa Emperor (1926-1989)

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