Artwork preview

Tea jar

Nonomura Ninsei

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea jar with a white lid and small knob on top. The jar has rounded body with a narrow neck. The jar is predominantly black with three horizontal white stripes. The bottom quarter of the jar is a reddish-brown color. The jar has a glossy glaze. Background is blurred with a white surface and brown trim. The artist is Nonomura Ninsei.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1660
Medium:
Clay; black glaze with two bands of crackled white glaze; (Awata ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 545 px
Museum record:
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