Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2009
The Year
Acquisitions
Art of Asia, Oceania, and Africa: July 2008–June 2009
Bright White Glaze Carved Line Flower Vase
Kihakuyu kokusen kaki
2004
Kiyomizu Rokubey VIII
Overall: 31.8 x 27.9 x 27.9 cm (12 1/2 x 11 x 11 in.)
Stoneware
Classification: Ceramics
Culture: Japanese
Period: Heisei era
Accession number: 2008.1325
Provenance/Ownership History: September 24, 2007, sold by the artist to Halsey and Alice North, New York; 2008, gift of the Norths to the MFA. (Accession date: November 19, 2008)
Gift of Halsey and Alice North