Vase
Artist/Culture
Hirado
Artist/Culture
Japanese
Dateabout 1800
Mediumglazed clay
Dimensions17.8 cm (7 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954.86
DescriptionHanging vase. Glazed porcealin, flat cylinder form with raised decoration of a dog foo amidst peonies. Head in high relief with open mouth containing a rattle, teeth showing, bulbous eyes in color.ProvenanceWilder D. Bancroft, Ithaca, NY
On View
Not on viewChinese
early 15th century, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Chinese
Kangxi period (1662–1722) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
1000–1450 CE