Tamba ware storage jar

Small storage jar.
Clay: dense, fine stoneware, medium gray on interior, dark reddish-brown on surface.
Glaze: on “front” of jar, which faced the kiln’s firebox during firing, a broad panel of naturally occurring wood-ash glaze, resulting from fusion of heated clay surface and fly ash from buring fuel; dark olive green, darker still where thick, culminating in single drip running down to foot. To either side of this panel, around shoulder, flecks of glaze where smaller quantities of ash were deposited.
Decoration: none.

Historical period(s)
Momoyama period, 1596-1615
Medium
Stoneware clay with natural wood-ash glaze
Style
Tamba ware
Dimensions
H x W x D: 28 x 22 x 22 cm (11 x 8 11/16 x 8 11/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Hyogo prefecture
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth Gordon Norcross
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1986.18
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Jar

Keywords
Japan, Momoyama period (1573 - 1615), stoneware, Tamba ware, wood-ash glaze
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Small storage jar.
Clay: dense, fine stoneware, medium gray on interior, dark reddish-brown on surface.
Glaze: on "front" of jar, which faced the kiln's firebox during firing, a broad panel of naturally occurring wood-ash glaze, resulting from fusion of heated clay surface and fly ash from buring fuel; dark olive green, darker still where thick, culminating in single drip running down to foot. To either side of this panel, around shoulder, flecks of glaze where smaller quantities of ash were deposited.
Decoration: none.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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