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The orange color of this jar comes from iron in the clay. Natural ash glaze settled on the vessel during firing. Originally intended for grain storage, rustic containers like this one were also prized by tea enthusiasts, who appreciated the uncalculated beauty of the glaze and the asymmetry of these humble objects. They used them to store tea leaves.
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- Title: Vessel
- Date Created: 1400s
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 43.8 x 38.1 cm (17 1/4 x 15 in.)
- Provenance: (Yanagi Shigehiko, Kyoto, Japan, sold to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Keithley), Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Ceramic
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2020.191
- Medium: stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware)
- Inscriptions: Box inscription (front): 「不明」壺
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573)
- Credit Line: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 2020.191
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