Pitcher

Kataro Shirayamadani1887

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Thrown white stoneware body with applied handle, decorated with prunus blossoms and branches in white, enframing an overglaze-painted field of bright blue and gilded patterning. Upper portion of neck with field of Bristol blue and blue prunus blossoms against gilded patterning. Body painted in graduated tones from peach to pale celadon.

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Title: Pitcher
Creator: Kataro Shirayamadani, Japanese, 1865–1948, Rookwood Pottery, American, 1880 - 1967
Date Created: 1887
Location Created: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Thrown, glazed, and hand-painted stoneware
Credit line: Gift of Marcia and William Goodman

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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