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1996.17.237

One chopstick rest, porcelain, bird painted in underglaze blue. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/2/2006]

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1996.17.237

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Collection type
Object
Description
One chopstick rest, porcelain, bird painted in underglaze blue. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 22/2/2006]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Kyoto
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector John Lowe
PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1981
Date collected
circa 1981
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes
Material Porcelain Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Glazed, Process Painted
Dimensions
Width: max 13 mm, Length: max 45 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.17.237
Research and responses

For more information on Japanese table wares and cooking see the donor's typescript catalogue p. 33.

Search terms: Food and Drink, Pottery, Food Accessory, Chopstick

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