Shinbei
Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi)circa 1615

On view:

Geffen Galleries, Earth and Water

Artist or Maker: Shinbei
Japan, active circa 1615
Title: Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi)
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: circa 1615
Period: Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium: Shigaraki ware; stoneware, naturally occurring ash glaze, lacquer (alternate lid)
Dimensions: .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)
Credit Line: Gift of David and Margaret Barry
Accession Number: M.2015.246a-c
Classification: Ceramics
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected 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.

On view:

Geffen Galleries, Earth and Water

Artist or Maker: Shinbei
Japan, active circa 1615
Title: Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi)
Place Made: Japan
Date Made: circa 1615
Period: Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium: Shigaraki ware; stoneware, naturally occurring ash glaze, lacquer (alternate lid)
Dimensions: .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)
Credit Line: Gift of David and Margaret Barry
Accession Number: M.2015.246a-c
Classification: Ceramics
Collecting Area: Japanese Art
Selected 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.