Shigakari ware tea ceremony water jar

Maker(s)
Artist: Otani Shiro (Japan, born 1936)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, ca. 1980
Medium
Unglazed stoneware; black-lacquered wooden lid
Style
Shigaraki ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 17.1 x 21.8 x 21.8 cm (6 3/4 x 8 9/16 x 8 9/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Shiga prefecture, Shigaraki
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1987.970a-b
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea ceremony water jar (mizusashi)

Keywords
Japan, Shigaraki ware, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware, tea, water
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Published References
  • Louise Allison Cort. Twentieth-century Asian Crafts in the Sackler Gallery. vol. XLIII no. 3. p. 23, fig. 13.
  • Louise Allison Cort. Clay as Content: The Significance of Shigaraki Clay in Japanese Ceramics. no. 3, December 2003. p. 47, fig. 6.
Collection Area(s)
Contemporary Art, Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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