Shimaoka Tatsuzo
Vase

Vase
Vase
Vase
ArtistJapanese, 1919–2007
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Vase
Date1980
PlaceUnited States
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 × 4 × 3 5/16 in. (21 × 10.2 × 8.4 cm)
Storage box (.B): 5 1/8 × 10 7/8 × 5 1/8 in. (13 × 27.6 × 13 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2010.2136.A,.B
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Japanese characters painted on the exterior of the box, along with two stamped red seals. Piece of paper with Japanese text included with piece.

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Impressed on the underside: "[bisected rectangle]"

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