Faceted Jar (Tea Ceremony Water Container or Mizusashi)

Accession Number
2013/1.308

Title
Faceted Jar (Tea Ceremony Water Container or Mizusashi)

Artist(s)
Jinnai Toru

Object Creation Date
late 1960s - early 1970s

Medium & Support
Bizen style reduction fired dark red/brown heavily grogged body

Dimensions
7 in x 6 in (17.78 cm x 15.24 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Ann Holmes

Physical Description
A container with a cylinder shaped body and a wide opening, it has a pattern of lines on the outer body. Dark brown coloring. Small series of lines near the top of the bowl that go all the way around. Rest of the bowl has slightly curved beveled edges that go from top ot bottom.

Primary Object Classification
Ceramic

Primary Object Type
bowl

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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Keywords
bowl
ceramics (object genre)
dishes (vessels)

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