Tea Jar

Medium

Clay covered with mottled glaze; left-handed itogiri (Ko Seto type)

Dimensions

H. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); H. incl. lid 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. of rim 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. of foot 1 5/8 in.n (4.1 cm

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · Momoyama (1573–1615) or Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman, 1893

Accession Number

93.1.211a, b