Tea jar by Tôshiro. A ceramic jar with a rounded body, the bottom half covered in dark glaze, the top half covered in light-colored glaze with a crackled surface. A crack runs vertically down the top portion of the jar. The lid is white and flat. The jar sits on a surface against a gray background.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1245
- Medium
- Crackled brown glaze on a clay that has burned very dark; specimen of class known as Manako Tubutsu (Seto ware)
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 488 × 625 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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