Dogu

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Dogu
Date1500–500 BC
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 7 × 4 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (17.8 × 11.4 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie
Object number2020.314
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
Object Type
ProvenanceTR:150-2020, Dogu
Andre Malraux, Paris, by repute (before 1976, possibly during trips in 1932, 1960, or 1974); Alvin Abrams, before 2006, Greenwich, CT; [Christie’s New York, Japanese Art Including Property from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 28, 2006, Lot 395]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2006, New York.

TR:151-2020, Silla Vessel
[Wakabayashi Umeka Gallery, Japan]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2003, New York.

TR:152-2020, Silla Vessel
[Wakabayashi Umeka Gallery, Japan]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2001, New York.

TR:153-2020, Han Dynasty Amphora
[Alvin Lo & Co. Ltd., Hong Kong]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, December 1996, New York.

TR:154-2020, Clay Vessel
[Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., New York]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2003, New York.

TR:155-2020, Pose 73-1
Hayashi Yasuo, [Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., New York]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2005, New York.

TR:156-2020, Sitting Figure
Hayashi Yasuo, [Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., New York]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2005, New York.

TR:157-2020, Long Vase
Acquired from the artist by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2009, New York.

RE:158-2020, Kigen (Genesis)
[A Lighthouse called Kanata (formerly Yufuku Gallery), Tokyo]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2009, New York.

TR:159-2020, Summer Festival
Tsuboi Asuka, [Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., New York]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2006, New York.

TR:160-2020, McDonald’s – China Fire Dragon
Li Lihong, [Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., New York]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Lurie, 2008, New York.

TR:161-2020, Work – 0808
Nakashima Harumi, [Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd., New York]; purchased by Samuel and Gabrielle Luri, 2006, New York.

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