Hirado Ware Mizusashi blue-and-white water covered jar with design of Chinese sages / Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.51A&B
- Title
- Hirado Ware Mizusashi blue-and-white water covered jar with design of Chinese sages
- Artist Nationality
- Japanese
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Object Creation Place
- Asia (continent)
- Japan (nation)
- Kyushu-chiho (region)
- Nagasaki (prefecture)
- Mikawachi (city)
- Creation Place 1
- Asia (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Japan (nation)
- Creation Place 3
- Kyushu-chiho (region)
- Creation Place 4
- Nagasaki (prefecture)
- Creation Place 5
- Mikawachi (city)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ellen and Richard Laing
- Dimensions
- 17.2 cm x 17.8 cm x 2.51 cm (6 3/4 in. x 7 in. x 1 in.)
- Century
- 19th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Ceramic
- Primary Object Type
- jar
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- jar
- Physical Description
- This white porcelain jar has the design of six Chinese sages and an attendant boy with blue underglaze in delicate brushwork. One sage is reading a book, while another is listening. The attendant boy is standing next to the sage with a book. Other four sages are looking at a long hand scroll. Some sages hold staffs on their hands. One sage has a string instrument. The jar has a broad shoulder and an inverted mouth, where the lid is placed. The knob of the lid is in a shape of a reclining boy (unpainted), surrounded by books, hanging scrolls, a cane, and a fan, which are painted with blue underglaze. It also has a shallow foot.
- Subject Matter
- Chinese sages are engaging in literati activities: reading books and looking at scrolls.
- Primary Keywords
- books
- boy
- fan (costume accessory)
- literati (painters)
- scroll paintings
- staff (walking stick)
- Secondary Keywords
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- walking sticks
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 3500 x 2945
- File Size
- 1 MB
- Record
- 2006/2.51A&B
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-2.51a-amp-amp-sem-b/2006_2.51ab.jpg
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"Hirado Ware Mizusashi blue-and-white water covered jar with design of Chinese sages; Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2006-sl-2.51a-amp-amp-sem-b/2006_2.51ab.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
