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Teacup with Eight Trigrams

(Japanese, 1767–1833)
19th century
Medium/TechniqueKyoto ware; porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze red enamel
DimensionsHeight x diameter of rim x diameter of foot: 5.5 x 5.2 x 2.2 cm (2 3/16 x 2 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit LineMorse Collection. Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession number92.6519
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ClassificationsCeramics
Collections
Provenance1892, sold by Edward Sylvester Morse (b. 1838 - d. 1925), Salem, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: March 1, 1892)
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