Tokoname Storage Jar
Culture
Japanese
DateMuromachi period, 1392–1573
MediumTokoname ware, stoneware with accidental glaze
Dimensions38.1 x 35.6 cm (15 x 14 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineStoddard Acquisition Fund
Object number2011.2
Label TextTokoname ware is a type of medieval pottery made since the early 1100s in the Tokoname region of central Japan, south of Nagoya. Tokoname became the largest producers of unglazed pottery known for their utilitarian, thick-walled storage jars. The raw and rustic aesthetics of these wares derive entirely from the iron-rich clay locally extracted—its color, texture, and strong shapes. From the late 1400s during the Muromachi period through the Edo period (1615-1868), tea masters, who would appreciate a vessel for its form and surface, admired Tokoname wares for their common and unpretentious beauty.ProvenanceCollection Robin Fox, Croton-on-Hudson, NYOn View
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