Cold-water Container for Tea

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Cold-water Container for Tea

Alternate Title: 信楽焼自然釉蓋付水指
Japan, Momoyama period, 1573-1615; circa 1615
Ceramics
Shigaraki ware; stoneware, naturally occurring ash glaze, lacquer (alternate lid)
.a-.b: 8 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 7 in. (20.64 × 18.73 × 17.78 cm) LE Inventory - a. jar: 7 1/8 × 7 3/8 × 7 in. (18.1 × 18.73 × 17.78 cm) Overall (Diameter) (LE Inventory b. lid): 2 × 5 1/2 in. (5.08 × 13.97 cm) LE Inventory - c. alternate lid: 7/8 × 6 × 5 1/2 in. (2.22 × 15.24 × 13.97 cm)
Gift of David and Margaret Barry (M.2015.246a-c)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Goodall, Hollis, and Robert T. Singer. "Art of Asia Acquired by North American Museums, 2014-2015: Los Angeles County Museum of Art." Archives of Asian Art 66, no.2 (2016): 282-290.