Tea Jar

Unknown Artist

18th century

Tea Jar by Unknown Artist

Medium

Clay covered with a thin glaze and with streaks in overglaze (Seto ware)

Dimensions

H. 3 in. (7.6 cm); Diam. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm); Diam. of rim 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm); Diam. of base 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · 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

93.1.107a, b

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