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Water Jar (Lid)

水指（蓋）

1960

Okabe Mineo 岡部 嶺男

(Japanese, 1919–1990)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)
glazed stoneware (Oribe style)
Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.198.b
© Okabe Mineo
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Born in Seto, Aichi prefecture, Okabe was the son of influential potter Katō Tokurō (1897–1985).

Description

This water jar was made to hold the water used in tea gatherings. Okabe Mineo took his inspiration for the lidded vessel from the aesthetics of tea master Furuta Oribe (1544–1615), who initiated the color schemes and sometimes flamboyant designs that characterize the so-called Oribe style.
Water Jar (Lid)

Water Jar (Lid)

1960

Okabe Mineo

(Japanese, 1919–1990)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926–89)

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