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Description: | Painted porcelain figure of rakan, Ka-siki-ka, Kutani export ware. Holding an open scroll in both hands, which he is reading. To his right is a gold vase. Wearing a head cloth in gold with red and white floral motifs, which surrounds his face completely. Long-sleeved robe in red with gold decoration, a skirt protruding underneath at the front. Also a short cloak across and behind the body with tiny red and white all over motif with gold trefoil motifs against it.
caption: Frontal view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 35
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caption: Side view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 35
caption: Rear view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 35
caption: Bottom view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 35 | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Rights holder: | Horniman Museum and Gardens | Subjects: | figures (ritual & belief: representations) porcelain paint | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-70993 | Go to resource |
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