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Teapot and Brazier with Design of Birds Flying over Waves

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image features a white teapot with blue designs. The teapot has a rounded body and a small spout on the left side. A handle is on the right side. The teapot sits on top of a brazier with a cut-out in the middle. The brazier and teapot are decorated with blue images of birds flying over waves. The brazier has three small feet at the bottom. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
second half of the 18th–first half of the 19th century
Medium:
Porcelain with underglaze blue (Hirado ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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