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Vase in a flattened globe with circular, linear ornamentation at the shoulder and mouth. Of porcelain with a deep iron-oxide black glaze, the lines on the shoulder carved and inlaid with white glaze that glows gold on the edges.
Vase
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Vase

Artist Miyanohara Ken (Japanese, 1898 - 1977)
DateShowa Period (1926 – 1989), c. 1968
Place of originJapan
MediumPorcelain with iron-oxide black glaze, white glaze, red-brown glaze
Dimensions9 7/8 x 12 in. (25.1 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment
Object number2013.60.6
Collections
Visual DescriptionVase in a flattened globe with circular, linear ornamentation at the shoulder and mouth. Of porcelain with a deep iron-oxide black glaze, the lines on the shoulder carved and inlaid with white glaze that glows gold on the edges.
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