Pair of coffee cups and saucers

Maker(s)
Artist: Yamada Hikaru 山田光 (1924-2001)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, 1960s
Medium
White stoneware with yellow and clear glazes, iron pigment
Dimensions
H x W x D (cups, each): 5 × 9 × 11.5 cm (1 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 4 1/2 in) H x Diam (saucers, each): 1.8 × 14.6 cm (11/16 × 5 3/4 in)
Geography
Japan, Kyoto
Credit Line
Gift of Halsey and Alice North
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S2017.15.1a-b-2a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Cups and saucers

Keywords
glazed, Japan, porcelain, Showa era (1926 - 1989)
Provenance

To 2017
Halsey and Alice North, New York, New York. [1]

From 2017
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Halsey and Alice North, New York, New York. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Deed of Gift, object file, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Halsey and Alice North

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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