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Storage Jar

late 1100s

Japan, Kamakura period

(1185–1333)
Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware)
Diameter: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)
Gift from the Collection of George Gund III 2015.495
Location: Not on view

Description

Tokoname, located on Ise Bay in present-day Aichi prefecture on Japan’s main island, Honshu, was the largest center of ceramic production in medieval Japan. It had been an active center of ceramic production since the Heian period (794–1185). Wide-mouthed jars like this one are called kame, and were favored for use in tea practice.
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art, "Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III" (May 21- September 3 2017)
    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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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2015.495