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Porcelain container in form of shell - used in tea ceremony
Porcelain container in form of shell - used in tea ceremony
Object Number 46-56-60/8256
Display Title Porcelain container in form of shell - used in tea ceremony
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, shell form, ceramic, two part, bottom half interior has glaze, brown, tan,
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Japan / Yamashiro / <County> / Kyoto
Materials Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 6.3 x 5 x 3.3 cm (2 1/2 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-56-60/8256
Provenance
Collector Margaret Portia Mickey (1936-1946 - 1946)

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