Cat and Kittens

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: The MET Website