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Anonymous
Tea Leaf Storage Jar18th century

Not on view
Large stoneware storage jar with a spherical body, short neck, and four small loop handles at the shoulder, covered in a mottled natural ash glaze in shades of olive green, mustard yellow, and dark brown

Anonymous, Tea Leaf Storage Jar, 18th century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Laura Andreson, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Anonymous
Title
Tea Leaf Storage Jar
Culture
Chinese or Japanese
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
18th century
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Tanba ware (or Chinese); stoneware with natural ash glaze
Dimensions
11 5/8 x 10 15/16 in. (29.5 x 27.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Laura Andreson
Accession Number
AC1998.42.1
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Laura Andreson Collection: Pottery from Throughout the World. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, 1982.