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Tea pot with crane, egret and diaper patterns
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Stoneware teapot with a cylindrical body, rounded shoulder, S-shaped spout and C-shaped handle, painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, black and gold. On the belly a crane with bamboo and a silver heron with reeds by the water; above, clouds. The shoulder with a band of lacework. On the handle scrollwork and loose flowers; the spout with a stylized leaf. The foot with a band with a meander pattern. The overglaze decoration is possibly of later date. Kyoto Satsuma.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineTea pot with crane, egret and diaper patterns. c. 1800 - c. 1899. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.