Artwork preview

Tea jar

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

White ceramic jar with a lid, rounded body, and a decorative pattern. The pattern includes green lines forming shapes, blue and gold diamond shapes, and red and gold floral designs. A gold and brown line borders the top. The jar has a glossy finish. The artist is unknown but the title of the work is "Tea jar".

Artwork details

Date:
18th century
Medium:
Pottery decorated with colored enamels on a finely crackled ground; ivory lid (Satsuma ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 535 px
Museum record:
View original
Palette