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Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi) in the Form of a Wooden BucketMomoyama period, 1573-1615

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Cast bronze bucket with amber and olive-green patina, twisted rope-relief bands around the body, and a flat rigid handle with slotted brackets
Ceramic vessel in the form of a wooden bucket, with a flat rectangular handle rising above a dark lacquered lid; cylindrical body with warm ochre and brown glaze imitating wood grain and rope banding, with incised marks on the surface.
Close-up detail of a ceramic vessel with amber-brown glaze, showing an incised maker's mark of two intersecting angular strokes on the textured surface.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel with rough, ochre-toned surface; two rectangular vertical projections rise from the rim, connected by a horizontal bar, with a small rectangular knob applied to the larger projection.
Ceramic vessel in the form of a wooden bucket with a rectangular bail handle, warm amber-brown glaze with green patches, textured surface imitating wood grain and rope binding at base and middle.
Bronze bucket with cylindrical body, warm orange-brown patina with green corrosion, featuring a flat rectangular bail handle spanning the top and a dark fitted lid; textured surface with incised horizontal lines and a twisted rope-like band around the lower body.
Ceramic vessel photographed from above, showing a deep rounded interior with an amber-brown glaze and a single raised ridge bisecting the basin, with two small tab handles at opposite rims.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi) in the Form of a Wooden Bucket
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
Momoyama period, 1573-1615
Period
Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573 - 1603)
Medium
Tanba ware: stoneware with natural ash glaze; lacquered wood
Dimensions
a-b) Two-piece lid: 9 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3/8 in. (24.13 x 11.43 x 0.95 cm) each; c) Container: 10 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (27.31 x 26.04 x 24.45 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of David and Margaret Barry
Accession Number
M.2009.16a-c
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art