Title: Teapot in Melon Shape with Peonies
Object type: Teapot
Date: ca. 1700
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)
Dimensions: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Collection, Bequest of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 2000
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Peonies