Open F|S: Tea-ceremony water jar with design of plum branches, Karatsu ware
Tamba ware storage jar with matching lid 19th century Edo period Stoneware with white slip under clear glaze, and brown glaze H: 26.9 W: 20.0 cm Japan. Covered jars like this one, in a range of sizes, were made in large quantities in Tachikui and were used to store salt and condiments in the kitchen. Under a coating of colorless glaze, white slip (liquid clay) conceals the dark clay. Brown glaze on the interior, visible around the lip, sealed the jar against leakage.
Open F|S: Tea-ceremony water jar with design of plum branches, Karatsu ware
Tea-ceremony water jar with design of plum branches, Karatsu ware 1750-1850. Stoneware with iron pigment under transparent colorless glaze; lacquered wooden lid,The motif of blossoming plum branches on this jar was executed by a painter trained in the style practiced by the Kano workshops of professional painters. Kilns sponsored by warrior domains to produce elite wares for use in obligatory gift exchanges favored the Kano-style designs
Open F|S: Tea-ceremony water jar with design of plum branches, Karatsu ware
Water jar with design of maple leaves ca. 1731-43 Edo--Iriya workshop Edo period Buff clay with white slip and iron pigment under transparent glaze, and enamels over glaze; lacquer additions, lacquered wooden lid H: 14.2 W: 15.9 cm Tokyo, Japan .
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