id:			139795
accession number:	1963.556
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.556
updated:		2025-05-20 11:16:45.689000

Water Jar:  Ko Tamba ware, mid-1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Stoneware with natural green ash glaze (Tamba ware); overall: 44.3 x 34.9 cm (17 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift 1963.556

title:				Water Jar:  Ko Tamba ware
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creation date:			mid-1500s
creation date earliest:		1540
creation date latest:		1560
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creditline:			Anonymous Gift
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culture:	Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
technique:	stoneware with natural green ash glaze (Tamba ware)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
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measurements: Overall: 44.3 x 34.9 cm (17 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	title:		Ukiyo-e: Floating World
	opening date:   1973-06-11T04:00:00
	<i>Ukiyo-e: Floating World</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (June 11-September 2, 1973).

	title:		The Vocabulary of Prints
	opening date:   1975-07-29T04:00:00
	<i>The Vocabulary of Prints</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 29-December 31, 1975).

	title:		Japanese Screens from the Museum and Cleveland Collections
	opening date:   1977-03-23T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Screens from the Museum and Cleveland Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 23-May 8, 1977).

	title:		The Porcelain Connection
	opening date:   1982-06-22T04:00:00
	<i>The Porcelain Connection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-August 15, 1982).

	title:		Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection
	opening date:   1991-09-17T04:00:00
	<i>Asian Autumn: Masterpieces from the Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17, 1991-January 5, 1992).

	title:		Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea
	opening date:   1995-09-16T04:00:00
	<i>Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 3, 1995).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '"Tea Taste in Japanese Art," Asia House Gallery, New York, 1963.', 'opening_date': '1963-01-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 121); July 13 - November 10, 2004.', 'opening_date': '2004-07-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 120); July 13 - November 10, 2004.', 'opening_date': '2004-07-13T00:00:00'}

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