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Water Container

水指

early 1600s

Japan, Momoyama period

(1573–1615)
Medium
glazed stoneware (Bizen ware, Imbe type)
Measurements
Diameter: 21.2 cm (8 3/8 in.); Overall: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1973.17
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A heavy stoneware vessel in mottled black and brown tapers outward toward its base. Two lug handles sprout from the upper rim. Vertical seams, punctuated by rows of rectangular, stitch-like indentations, march down the body, cutting through subtle horizontal ridges. A matte glaze coats the rough, stony texture, where golden-yellow highlights speckle the uneven surface. The dark, earthy form appears segmented, as if bound or stitched together into a sturdy cylinder.

Water Container

early 1600s

Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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