Tea Jar

Unknown Artist

18th century

Tea Jar by Unknown Artist

Medium

Clay covered with thin glaze and a second glaze of Satsuma type; right-handed itogiri

Dimensions

H. inc. lid 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm); H. w/o lid 4 3/8 in. (1.1 cm); W. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. of rim 1 3/8 in. (3.5 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

93.1.214a, b

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