Wine Flask
Unknown Artist
c. 1300
Medium
Stoneware with ash glaze and underglaze stamped and incised decoration (Seto ware)
Dimensions
h. 25.3 cm · diam. 17 cm
Classification
Ceramic
Department
Japanese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1983.22
About this artwork
This wine flask (heishi) was produced in Seto, in present-day Aichi prefecture near the city of Nagoya. Seto ware was made in imitation of Chinese Song dynasty prototypes, and was unique among Japanese ceramics for being glazed at the initial time of its production in the late 1200s. Such wares were later prized for display in tea practice.