Satsuma Ware Jar / Artist Unknown, Japanese

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Accession Number: 2013/2.1
Title: Satsuma Ware Jar
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japanese
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: ceramic
Object Creation Date: 1650
Credit Line: Gift of Whitmore Gray, wedding gift from Charles Freer to JS and Harriet Gray
Period: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
Dimensions: 25.4 cm x 13.97 cm (10 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
Century: 17th century
Physical Description: Medium-sized Satsuma ware jar. The body of the jar is brown while the upper portion around the mouth is a rich blue glaze.
Primary Keywords: pottery (object genre); satsuma; vases
Secondary Keywords: asian; ceramics; containers; containers by form; descriptors; east asian; japanese; japanese ceramics styles; japanese decorative arts styles; japanese styles; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people and culture; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; vessels
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2592 x 3888
File Size: 310 KB
Record: 2013/2.1
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Full citation: "Satsuma Ware Jar; Artist Unknown, Japanese." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-2.1/2013_2.1.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.