• Additional view of object
  • Additional view of object
Aug 25, 2015
Aug 25, 2015

Water Container

Water Container

1991

Part of a set. See all set records

Okami Shūji 岡見周二

(Japanese, b. 1953)

Japan, Heisei period

(1989-2019)

Stoneware with applied glaze (Shigaraki style)

Diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.); with cover: 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)

Gift of T. Dixon Long 1995.6.a

Location

not on view

Download and Share

Download
©
Print
Social share

Description

Water containers (mizusashi) and teabowls (chawan) are two important tools for the practice of drinking Japanese powdered green tea (macha). The mizusashi contains the fresh cold water used to make the tea. Okami Shūji was born in Tokyo, but founded his kiln in 1986 in Yamanashi prefecture, to the west of Tokyo where he continues to produce Shigaraki-style vessels.

See also
Collection: 
Japanese Art
Department: 
Japanese Art
Type of artwork: 
Ceramic
Medium: 
Stoneware with applied glaze (Shigaraki style)
Credit line: 
Gift of T. Dixon Long

Contact us

The information about this object, including provenance, may not be currently accurate. If you notice a mistake or have additional information about this object, please email collectionsdata@clevelandart.org.

To request more information about this object, study images, or bibliography, contact the Ingalls Library Reference Desk.

All images and data available through Open Access can be downloaded for free. For images not available through Open Access, a detail image, or any image with a color bar, request a digital file from Image Services.