Cat and Kittens

Item

Title

Cat and Kittens

Description

A gray, unglazed Banko ware (sculpture) of a cat with four kittens crawling on/around its feet and back. Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); D. 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

Date

1868-1912, Meiji period, Japan

Provenance

Edith Carpenter Macy , New York until donated to MET by Mrs. V. Everit Macy in 1923

Medium

Clay (unglazed)

Rights

Public domain

Identifier

Accession Number: 23.225.26

References

F. S. James. Macy Collection. ca. 1896, cat. no. 120.

Source

Cat and Kittens