Kettle
Kinkozan
1780
Medium
Faience with enamels; designs in low relief
Dimensions
H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mrs. V. Everit Macy, 1923
Accession Number
23.225.245a, b
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Mythical Creatures
About the Artist
Kinkozan
**Kinkozan** refers to the renowned Kinkōzan family workshop of Kyoto potters, active from 1645 until its closure around 1927. Originally known under the Kobayashi family name, the workshop received the Kinkozan designation in the 18th century from the Tokugawa shogunate. It specialized in Satsuma ware, particularly the elaborately decorated Kyoto (Kyō-Satsuma) style featuring ivory-bodied earthen...