Vase Item Number: N2.575 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Vase base (a) depicts a landscape scene with a house, tree, and birds on one side and another scene of a house on a cliff by the water on the other; it has scroll handles and three scroll feet. Tray (b) is plain with a large rim and a small bowl in the centre.
History Of Use
For flower arranging
Item History
- Made in Japan
- Collected during 1911
- 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
- N2.575 a-b
- Type of Item
- vase
- Material
- brass metal and bronze metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- cast, turned, riveted and chased
- Overall
- height 26.1 cm, diameter 30.2 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
- during 1911
- Ownership Date
- before 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 79