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Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi) with Stylized Peony and Scrolling Vines; Pinecone Knopearly 20th century

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Blue-and-white porcelain jar with domed lid, decorated with scrolling vines, chrysanthemum blossoms, and cloud forms; pine cone finial on top

Unknown, Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi) with Stylized Peony and Scrolling Vines; Pinecone Knop, early 20th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Tea Ceremony Water Jar (Mizusashi) with Stylized Peony and Scrolling Vines; Pinecone Knop
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
early 20th century
Medium
Hirado Mikawachi ware; porcelain with blue underglaze
Dimensions
7 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (19.3 x 14.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Allan and Maxine Kurtzman
Accession Number
AC1997.273.7.1-.2
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert; Hollis Goodall. Hirado Porcelain of Japan: From the Kurtzman Family Collection.
    Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997.