The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Water Container
1991
(Japanese, b. 1953)
Diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.); with cover: 17.1 cm (6 3/4 in.)
Gift of T. Dixon Long 1995.6
Location: not on view
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.- Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 21-September 3, 2017).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1995.6