Baptismal Font
Date: Edo Period (1615-1868), 1600s
Dimensions:
H: 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm); Diam: 7 1/3 (18.6 cm); Depth: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Medium: Stoneware, known as Hagi ware.
Place of Origin: Japan, Nagata Province
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Object number: 1930.42
Label Text:The Jesuits were the first Christian missionaries to arrive in Japan in the mid-16th century. The cross and sunbursts on this vessel are a blend of Christian and Japanese images used by the Jesuits to symbolize baptism in the early years of Christianity in Japan.
DescriptionRounded, elliptical form; inside grooved and spiraled surface; outside, 2 crosses; and half circles at each end of sunray motif.
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