染付龍文水注|Ewer with Dragon
late 19th century
Medium
Porcelain with underglaze blue
Dimensions
H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Charles Stewart Smith, 1893
Accession Number
93.3.364a, b
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About this artwork
Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)'s "染付龍文水注|Ewer with Dragon" (late 19th century) The work, executed in porcelain with underglaze blue , measures h. 9 1/4 in. and dates from a period of significant artistic development. Such decorative objects demonstrate both technical mastery and aesthetic sensibility, serving functional purposes while embodying cultural values and artistic achievement. This work provides valuable insights into Makuzu Kōzan I (Miyagawa Toranosuke)'s artistic practice and...