Medium
stoneware
Measurements
(a-b) 18.8 × 20.6 × 11.6 cm (overall
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Hinds, 2017
Gallery location
Not on display
Place/s of Execution
Helsinki, Finland
Inscription
(a) impressed in base u.c.r.: S
painted in brown on base c. ARABIA / UP (monogram)/KO
Accession Number
2017.1064.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
A matt brown-glazed teapot of vertical circular form with a wide flange below the rim; the flange morphs into the top of the loop handle. The body is decorated with subtle grooves and ridges, imitative of throwing rings.
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