Maker
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.Japanese, established 1727
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Amenbo (Water Strider) Vase
Datec. 1912–1926
MediumSilver
Dimensions8 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. diameter (21.6 × 24.1 cm diameter)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sandra Tirey and Jan van Lohuizen; and Paul and Barbara Schwartz
Object number2018.209
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Exhibition History“Creatures of Habit: Splendid Techniques in Japanese Art,” Nippon Club, New York, March 15–24, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The bottom of the vase is hallmarked with four miniscule characters: Toku Riki. Tokuriki is the name of the firm that created this piece.
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Società Anonima per azioni Salviati e Compagnia (The Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Company Ltd.)
c. 1875
Glass and gilding
2006.1345
Associated Press Ltd.
1945, printed 2012
Inkjet print
2015.119
