Vase

Region Satsuma (Japanese, founded 1598)

Datec. 1891

Mediumporcelain with enamel

Dimensions7 5/8 x 5 inches (19.4 x 12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number41.33.5

ClassificationsHousehold Accessories

DescriptionAmphora shaped; spreading foot; white ground; heavy gold enamel decoration; thirty-nine male and female figures around body; gold painted foo dog handles on opposite sides; white crackled interior.

ProvenanceW.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936][1]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House | 1. See 1921 American Appraisal Company Appraisal of Furnishings of the Residence of W.H. Stark Orange, Texas. Page 41 entry 3.

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