id: 147441
accession number: 1973.18
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.18
updated: 2020-06-29 09:00:53.701000
Storage Jar, late 1300s-1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573). Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware); diameter: 45.7 x 39 cm (18 x 15 3/8 in.); overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1973.18
title: Storage Jar
title in original language: 壺
series:
series in original language:
creation date: late 1300s-1400s
creation date earliest: 1392
creation date latest: 1499
current location:
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
copyright:
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culture: Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573)
technique: Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware)
department: Japanese Art
collection: Japanese Art
type: Ceramic
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CREATORS
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measurements: Diameter: 45.7 x 39 cm (18 x 15 3/8 in.); Overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
opening date: 1984-08-01T04:00:00
Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 1-October 14, 1984).
title: Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea
opening date: 1995-09-19T04:00:00
Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 19-December 3, 1995).
title: Koshigaraki - The Shigaraki Jar in the Middle Ages
opening date: 1999-09-10T00:00:00
Koshigaraki - The Shigaraki Jar in the Middle Ages. Miho Museum (organizer) (September 1-December 15, 1999).
title: Honoring Sherman Lee
opening date: 2009-06-28T00:00:00
Honoring Sherman Lee. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 28-August 30, 2009).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
opening date: 2018-01-02T05:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 2-July 9, 2018).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
opening date: 2018-07-11T04:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 11, 2018-January 7, 2019).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Folk Traditions in Japanese Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 20-October 29, 1978); Japan House Gallery, New York (November 14, 1978-January 7, 1979); Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, (January 26-March 11, 1979).
* One Thousand Years of Japanese Art (650-1650) from The Cleveland Museum of Art. Japan House Gallery, New York, NY (March 19-May 17, 1981).
* The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982).
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PROVENANCE
(Shunichi Yabumoto Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, until 1973, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1973
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1973-present
date: 1973-
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fun fact:
This jar was probably made using a coiling method, where coils of clay are stacked atop each other and smoothed to form its structure.
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wall description:
The red color of this jar comes from iron in the clay. Natural ash glaze settled on the vessel during firing. The rim would have been complete with a slightly flared lip. Around the collar is an incised pattern resembling cypress fences, a common scene in the Japanese landscape. Intended for grain storage, rustic vessels like this one were also prized by tea enthusiasts, who appreciated the uncalculated beauty of the glaze and the asymmetry of these humble vessels.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Hauge, Victor, and Takako Hauge. Folk Traditions in Japanese Art. Washington: International Exhibitions Foundation, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: cat. no. 56, pp. 91, 237
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.18/1973.18_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.18/1973.18_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1973.18/1973.18_full.tif