Water jar (mizusashi) with scrolling floral designs in underglaze blue
Water jar (mizusashi) with scrolling floral designs in underglaze blue

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Water jar (mizusashi) with scrolling floral designs in underglaze blue,

17th century

Japanese
Early Edo period, 1603–1868
1998-819 a-b

Mizusashi are lidded containers that were used to hold fresh cold water during tea ceremonies. This water would be added to a kettle and then brought to a boil to make tea. The ceramic body of this mizusashi is of Hizen ware, named for the province in which it was made: Hizen, on the southern island of Kyushu.

Information

Title
Water jar (mizusashi) with scrolling floral designs in underglaze blue
Dates

17th century

Medium
Hizen ware; porcelain with designs in underglaze blue
Dimensions
h. 21.2 cm., diam. 19.5 cm. (8 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, Collection
Object Number
1998-819 a-b
Place Made

Asia, Japan

Culture
Japanese
Period
Edo (Japanese period)
Type
japanese ceramics styles, blue-and-white, canteens (vessels), ceramics
Materials
porcelain
Techniques
underglazing
Subject
scrolling foliage, flowers (plants), floral patterns

–1998 John B. Elliott (Princeton, NJ), by bequest to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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