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
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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