Large Storage Jar / Artist Unknown, Japan

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Accession Number: 2013/1.338
Title: Large Storage Jar
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Artist Nationality: Japanese
Medium and Support: red brown stoneware, coil built on a wheel
Object Creation Date: early 20th century
Credit Line: Gift of Ann Holmes
Inscription: none
Period: Edo Period
Dimensions: 50.8 cm x 22.86 cm (20 in. x 9 in.)
Century: 20th century
Physical Description: A vase made of slab on wheel with long bottom and a circular opening at the top. Dark brown with ribbing/striped pattern on the upper half, chatter marks on upper 3"; rolled lip and a greenish brown semi-gloss glaze.
Primary Keywords: ceramics; dishes; jar
Secondary Keywords: containers; containers by function or context; containers for serving and consuming food; culinary containers; descriptors; object genres; object genres by material; objects; objects we use; vessels for serving and consuming food
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2592 x 3888
File Size: 394 KB
Record: 2013/1.338
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-1.338/2013_1.338.jpg

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Full citation: "Large Storage Jar; Artist Unknown, Japan." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2013-sl-1.338/2013_1.338.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.