Stoneware with iron and ash glazes over iron slip; makie lacquer repairs
Dimensions:
H x Diam: 6.3 × 16.8 cm (2 1/2 × 6 5/8 in)
Style:
Seto ware or Mino ware
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Aichi prefecture or Gifu prefecture, Japan
Date:
1510-1530
Period:
Muromachi period
Description:
Buff clay concealed by iron wash. Foot trimmed in squared Jian-ware style. Dark brown iron glaze splashed with ash glaze, producing medium and golden brown spots; glaze ends evenly, well above foot. Foot unglazed. Gold lacquer and relief-sprinkled design (takamakie) lacquer repairs.
Collection:
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (March 5, 2022 - July 24, 2022)
Golden Seams: The Japanese Art of Mending Ceramics (November 8, 2008 to May 10, 2009)
Gold: The Asian Touch (September 10, 2005 to February 20, 2006)
Japanese Ceramics from Seto and Mino (January 19, 1996 to August 5, 2001)
Untitled Exhibition of Ceramics (March 31, 1994 to March 6, 1995)
The Glazed Ceramic Tradition of Mino and Seto Wares (April 26, 1985 to January 13, 1986)
Japanese and Chinese Lacquer (September 22, 1982 to June 30, 1983)
Japanese Lacquer (April 16, 1979 to October 8, 1980)
Japanese Ceramics (April 11, 1978 to January 17, 1980)