Cup with Silver Liner
CultureJapanese
Dateearly 19th century
MediumNabeshima-style ware
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 3 11/16 inches (5.72 × 9.37 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. George H. Bunting Jr.
Object number81-27/6
On View
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DescriptionDecorated with three flying apsaras (angels) with musical instruments silhouetted against a muted underglaze blue ground; the figures outlined with underglaze blue with garments colored in overglaze yellow, green, and iron-red enamels.ProvenanceWith N. V. Hammer, Inc., New York, by March 29, 1967;
Purchased from N. V. Hammer, Inc. by Karen Dean Bunting (1912-1981), Shawnee Mission, KS, March 29, 1967-1981 [1];
Her bequest to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1981.
NOTES:
[1] N. V. Hammer, Inc.’s receipt is in the Nelson-Atkins curatorial files.
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