Shaving basin (higesara) with landscape scene
Shaving basin (higesara) with landscape scene
Shaving basin (higesara) with landscape scene
Shaving basin (higesara) with landscape scene

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Shaving basin (higesara) with landscape scene,

early 18th century

Japanese
Edo period, 1603–1868
y1937-157

Information

Title
Shaving basin (higesara) with landscape scene
Dates

early 18th century

Medium
Imari ware; porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamels
Dimensions
h. 8.0 cm., diam. 27.5 cm. (3 1/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Trumbull-Prime Collection
Object Number
y1937-157
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
imari, ceramics, shaving basins
Materials
porcelain, enamels
Techniques
overglazing, underglazing
Subject
cloud scrolls, landscapes (representations), lotus, floral patterns

Mary Hollister Prime (née Trumbull) (1827-1872) and William Cowper Prime, Class of 1843 (1825-1905); 1890 gift to Princeton University Art Museum.

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