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Lid for Lidded Sake Jar

青磁酒会壺

1989

Kawase Shinobu 川瀬忍

(Japanese, b. 1950)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)
Porcelain with blue-green glaze
Dudley P. Allen Fund 2023.17.b
Location: 235A Japanese
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Kawase Shinobu receives a stipend from the Japanese government to help him preserve the techniques he practices for future generations.

Description

Jars of this shape are known as guan (罐) in China. Historically, since they usually arrived in Japan containing rice wine, they were called sake jars, or shukaiko (酒会壷) in Japanese. The term implies that there is sufficient sake in the vessel for a group of people assembled for an occasion. The lotus leaf–shaped lid and ribbed sides recall Song dynasty pieces of the 1100s to 1200s.
Lid for Lidded Sake Jar

Lid for Lidded Sake Jar

1989

Kawase Shinobu

(Japanese, b. 1950)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89)

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