Ewer (Suichū) (lid)
Unknown Artist
early 1600s
Medium
Glazed stoneware with iron oxide underglaze slip (Mino ware, Oribe type)
Dimensions
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Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1958.336.b
About this artwork
This ewer was made to replenish the jar that holds water for rinsing teabowls and filling the iron kettle at tea gatherings. Highly abstracted pine trees, cascading ivy, stripes, and grids make up the designs in underglaze iron oxide, while the overall surface alternates between a transparent glaze and a green glaze characteristic of some Oribe tea wares.