Pouring Basin
CultureJapanese
Date19th century
MediumOribe ware
DimensionsOverall: 2 5/8 × 12 1/4 inches (6.67 × 31.12 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/18
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DescriptionShallow, round basin with two irregular indentations, flat applied spout and wrapped vine handle affixed through holes opposite and on either side of spout; buff white whee-thrown body worked by hand to induce irregularity, two edges dipped in thick Oribe green glaze; central strip covered with bluish neutral glaze and decorated in underglaze iron with schematic, irregularly placed plant motifs.
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