Jar

Place of OriginJapan

DateMuromachi Period (1392-1568), about 1450

DimensionsH: 16 in. (40.6 cm)

MediumStoneware, known as Tamba ware.

ClassificationCeramics

Credit LineGift of Dorothy L. Blair

Object number

1956.1

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Decorative Arts

Published ReferencesArchives of the Chinese Art Society of America, vol. XI, 1957, p. 105.Label TextTamba ware is distinctive for its very high fired clay body resembling bronze, and its simple, rough exterior. Jars of this type were often used for seed and rice storage, but were also prized by Buddhist tea masters for ritual use.