Fance Franck
"Tanigama (Kiln in the Valley) Persimmon" Vase

MakerAmerican, 1931–2008, active France
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • "Tanigama (Kiln in the Valley) Persimmon" Vase
Date1980
PlaceJapan
MediumArita Fukagawa porcelain, underglaze blue
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 × 7 in. (17.1 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Rienzi Collection, museum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Harris Masterson III
Object number98.56
Non exposé

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Department
Rienzi
Object Type
ProvenanceFance Franck, Paris; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incised on the side near bottom rim: "FF" (one inverted "F") and blue Japanese characters of Arita Fukagawa.

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