Vase Item Number: N2.501 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Tall slim shape; design of a rooster on a plum branch inlaid near top with tail feathers falling nearly to the base. Base is marked with 5 characters
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected between 1911 and 1914
- Owned by James Fyfe-Smith and Mary G. Fyfe-Smith
- Owned by Florence Fyfe-Smith before 1957
- Received from Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor) during 1957
What
- Name
- Vase
- Identification Number
- N2.501
- Type of Item
- vase
- Material
- brass metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast and engraved
- Overall
- height 17.9 cm, diameter 6.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Japanese
- Previous Owner
- James Fyfe-Smith, Mary G. Fyfe-Smith and Florence Fyfe-Smith
- Received from
- Florence Fyfe-Smith (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
When
- Collection Date
- between 1911 and 1914
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 79