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Title

Hirado Ware Mizusashi blue-and-white water covered jar with design of Chinese sages

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

This white porcelain jar has the design of six Chinese sages and an attendant boy with blue underglaze in delicate brushwork. One sage is reading a book, while another is listening. The attendant boy is standing next to the sage with a book. Other four sages are looking at a long hand scroll. Some sages hold staffs on their hands. One sage has a string instrument. The jar has a broad shoulder and an inverted mouth, where the lid is placed. The knob of the lid is in a shape of a reclining boy (unpainted), surrounded by books, hanging scrolls, a cane, and a fan, which are painted with blue underglaze. It also has a shallow foot.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.51A&B

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 25.01050

Primary Keywords

books

boy

fan (costume accessory)

literati (painters)

scroll paintings

staff (walking stick)

Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha (Ch. Dizang), in Amitabha's Western Paradise

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.

Century

7th-9th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.19

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

relevance

rank 24.76029

Primary Keywords

bodhisattva

buddhism

lotus

miniature (size attribute)

paradise

plaque (flat object)

staff (walking stick)