id: 79601 accession number: 2015.495 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.495 updated: 2019-11-18 09:01:21.011000 Storage Jar, late 1100s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333). Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware); diameter: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III 2015.495 title: Storage Jar title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: late 1100s creation date earliest: 1175 creation date latest: 1199 current location: creditline: Gift from the Collection of George Gund III copyright: --- culture: Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) technique: Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware) department: Japanese Art collection: Japanese Art type: Ceramic find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Diameter: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III opening date: 2017-05-21T04:00:00 Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21-September 3, 2017). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS * The Cleveland Museum of Art, "Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III" (May 21- September 3 2017) --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: digital description: wall description: Tokoname, located on Ise Bay in present-day Aichi prefecture on Japan’s main island, Honshu, was the largest center of ceramic production in medieval Japan. It had been an active center of ceramic production since the Heian period (794–1185). Wide-mouthed jars like this one are called kame, and were favored for use in tea practice. --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.495/2015.495_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.495/2015.495_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2015.495/2015.495_full.tif