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Flower Container

early 1600s

Japan, Edo period

(1615–1868)
Medium
stoneware with natural wood ash glaze (Echizen ware)
Measurements
Overall: 25.5 x 14 x 15.5 cm (10 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.153
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Not on view
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A dark, reddish-brown stoneware vessel takes the form of a thick, horizontal crescent curving upward at the ends. The surface is rough and heavily textured with pits and horizontal ridges, resembling weathered bark. Patches of golden-brown ash glaze drip down the exterior, catching the light across the ridges. In the center, a wide, elliptical opening follows the vessel's curve, revealing a hollow interior and emphasizing its heavy, grounded presence.

Flower Container

early 1600s

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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