Rectangular Jar
Artist
Hamada, Shoji
(Japanese, 1894–1978)
DateJuly 1953
MediumStoneware with persimmon and iron-rich black glazes
Dimensions22.9 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm (9 x 6 x 3 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineStoddard Acquisition Fund
Object number1999.26
Label TextThis rectangular bottle is characteristic of Hamada's work. Formed in two halves in a fired-clay slab mold, its shape derives from that of a traditional Japanese lacquer sake flask. This piece is glazed with Hamada's famous persimmon (kaki) glaze, a lustrous reddish brown iron-oxide that shades to black depending on its thickness. It is his adaptation of one used on old Mashiko ware, the pottery town in Tochigi Prefecture north of Tokyo where he lived and worked.ProvenanceDr. Walter Kring, Brookfield, Massachusetts (Purchased from his widow, Sage Kring)On View
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Chinese
8th or 9th century, Tang dynasty (618–906)
Chinese
12th or 13th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) or Southern song dynasty (1127–1279)
Chinese
12th or 13th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) or Southern song dynasty (1127–1279)
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12th or early 13th century, Jin dynasty (1115–1234)
