Glazed pottery stand lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/12/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Glazed pottery stand lamp. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/12/2016]
Long description: Glazed pottery stand lamp. The lamp itself is the body of a bird with it's wings outstretched horizontally and its tail turned upwards, and its head acts as the wick nozzle. This is attached to the front of a tall cylinder, near the top on where with a mouse sits, and a ridge towards the bottom formed to resemble a ridge in a piece of bamboo. The pillar is set at the back of a circular dish with a raised rim. The mouse and the top of the 'bamboo' are coloured black, the bottom of the 'bamboo' and the dish are a beige colour. There is Japanese writing on the back of the 'bamboo' pillar. [MOBB [OPS move] 5/12/2016]
Geographical reference: Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan; Kyoto
Cultural groups: Japanese
Person: Field collector Miss K. Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1903
Date collected: By 1903
Acquisition information: Donated: 1932
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Process Glazed, Process Decorated, Process Thrown, Process Coiled Handbuilt
Dimensions: Diameter: max 133 mm, Height: max 293 mm, Length: max 170 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1932.88.308 Other numbers: RV 10 [R V 10]

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