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Water jar

Ogata Kenzan

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a cylindrical ceramic jar with a lid. The jar is primarily gray with a blue and white patterned band around the top and bottom. A scene depicting people on a boat is painted on the side. The lid is also gray with a small knob on top and a blue and white patterned band around the edge. The background is a gradient from dark gray at the top to light gray at the bottom. The title of the piece is "Water jar" and it is by Ogata Kenzan.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1705
Medium:
Clay; bluish-gray glaze, streaked showing white underglaze; design modeled in white and brown slip, in low relief; meander borders in white and blue (Tokyo ware)
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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