Jar

Medium

Clay covered with a transparent glaze with streaks on the upper half, a thin brown glaze on the lower half; incised decorations (Karatsu ware)

Dimensions

H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); Diam. of rim 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Diam. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. of base 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund, 1907

Accession Number

07.14