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Water Jar with Cover (Mizusashi)
Water Jar with Cover (Mizusashi)
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Water Jar with Cover (Mizusashi)

Artist/Culture
Artist/Culture
Date17th Century
Mediumglazed stoneware with lacquer lid
Dimensions14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954.144
DescriptionFresh water jar with cover. Roughly modeled, molten brown glaze with light grey-green glaze overflow at one side. Has black lacquer concave cover with handle at center. (of later date); William Thrasher and Makoto Yabe, July 2002 found it glossy for Bizen and are not sure it can be identified as such.
Label TextThis utilitarian jar was "collected" at some point in its history, given a lacquer lid and used as a tea ceremony vessel.ProvenanceWilder D. Bancroft, Ithaca, NY
On View
On view
Current Location
  • Exhibition Location  Gallery 108