Bizen ware water jar with lid (mizusashi) / Kaneshige Tôyô
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- Accession Number
- 1963/2.72
- Title
- Bizen ware water jar with lid (mizusashi)
- Artist
- Kaneshige Tôyô
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Artist Life Dates
- 1896-1967
- Medium and Support
- stoneware, unglazed
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1963
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Dimensions
- 17.8 cm x 17 cm x 17 cm (7 in. x 6 11/16 in. x 6 11/16 in.)
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Physical Description
- This is an unglazed stoneware bizen jar fired in a wood-burning kiln.
- It has a hard, smooth surface with decorative incisions near the top of the jar. The lower portion has effect of color gradation of reds and browns. The lid seems to dip into the jar, and has a know handle. The entire piece is not perfectly formed, but has an organic aesthetic.
- Subject Matter
- The Bizen kilns have been in operation since the sixth century, but by early modern times, they were in steep decline. Kaneshige Tôyô single-handedly led a revival of Momoyama wares. His work can be remarkably faithful to Momoyama prototypes, as in this water jar, or subtly modern. A water jar like this would have been used for tea ceremony.
- For his accomplishments in restoring Bizen ware to its long-lost fame, Kaneshige was named a "Living National Treasure" by the Japanese government.
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- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- inorganic material
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- vessels
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 756 x 863
- File Size
- 44 KB
- Record
- 1963/2.72
- Link to this Item
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"Bizen ware water jar with lid (mizusashi); Kaneshige Tôyô." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-2.72/1963_2.72.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 24, 2024.
