id:			147441
accession number:	1973.18
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1973.18
updated:		2019-06-06 08:22:24.296000

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:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			late 1300s-1400s
creation date earliest:		1375
creation date latest:		1499
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

---

culture:	Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573)
technique:	Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware)
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Ceramic
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

---

CREATORS

---

measurements: Diameter: 45.7 x 39 cm (18 x 15 3/8 in.); Overall: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)
state of the work:	
edition of the work: 	

support materials:


inscriptions:

---

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen
	opening date:   1984-08-01T04:00:00
	<i>Byobu: The Art of the Japanese Screen</i>. 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
	<i>Asian Autumn: Early Ceramics from Japan and Korea</i>. 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
	<i>Koshigaraki - The Shigaraki Jar in the Middle Ages</i>. Miho Museum (organizer) (September 1-December 15, 1999).

	title:		Honoring Sherman Lee
	opening date:   2009-06-28T00:00:00
	<i>Honoring Sherman Lee</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 28-August 30, 2009).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January 2018-July 2018
	opening date:   2018-01-02T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January 2018-July 2018</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 2-July 9, 2018).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2018-January 2019
	opening date:   2018-07-11T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - July 2018-January 2019</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (July 11, 2018-January 7, 2019).

---

LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* "Folk Traditions in Japanese Art," CMA; Japan House Gallery, New York; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 1978-1979.<br>"One Thousand Years of Japanese Art (650-1650) from The Cleveland Museum of Art," Japan House Gallery, New York, March 25-May 17, 1981.<br>"The World of Ceramics -- Masterpieces from The Cleveland Museum of Art," CMA, June 30-Sept. 5, 1982.<br>"Koshigaraki-The Shigaraki Jar in the Middle Ages" Miho Museum, Shiga, Japan 9/1/99 - 12/15/99<br><br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/28/2009 - 08/30/2009); "Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art"

---

PROVENANCE

---

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.

digital description: 


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.
---

RELATED WORKS

---

CITATIONS

---

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