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A textured, rectangular vessel. Its cream- and rust-colored surface is embellished with two six-dot designs. The flat dark lid is topped with a small knob.

Unknown Maker, Japanese

Water Jar, Edo Period

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Japanese

Title

Water Jar

Year

Edo Period

Medium

lacquer, wood

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Earthenware with glaze and lacquer lid

Techniques

  • Earthenware with glaze and lacquer lid

Dimensions

15.2 cm (6 inches) (height)

Place

Place Made: Kyoto; Origin: Japan

Type

  • Ceramics

Credit

Bequest of Isaac C. Bates

Object Number

13.247ab

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Place Made: Kyoto; Origin: Japan

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

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April 9, 2022 - July 20, 2025

Samurai At Leisure

November 26, 2019 - May 24, 2020

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Water Jar with the accession number of 13.247ab. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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