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Figure of a minogame (flaming tortoise)

CultureJapanese
OriginArita, Japan
PeriodEdo Period (1603-1868)
Datec.1670-1690
MediumPorcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 4.9 x 16.5 cm (1 15/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
DescriptionHizen model of a minogame (flaming tortoise), its shell moulded with a honeycomb diaper pattern with central glazed hole. It has wing-like seaweed projections from the edge of the shell incised with lines and enamelled in the Kakiemon palette with yellow and green, and the head is coloured black and red.
Credit LineThe Macdonald Collection
Object numberG04.18.46
Classifications
Asian Ceramics
Sub-classification
Japanese PorcelainKakiemon
Status
Not on view
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