Jar of Old Shigaraki with Natural Glaze

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Title Jar of Old Shigaraki with Natural Glaze
Style Period Japan: Kanagawa Period
Description An example of the coarse-bosied ware of Old Shigaraki with the typical rough, granulated surface caused by grayish-white grains of feldspar. Half the vessel is clad in a greenish-tinged natural glaze, while the exposed other half is touched with rose-red patches where the heat of the kiln had touched the surface.
Subject Asian Art; Ceramics
Creation Date c. 1185 - 1333 CE
Form object
Medium ceramic with glaze
Dimensions H: 38.5 cm
Repository Hakone Art Museum, Kanagawa Prefecture (Japan)
Source The Heritage of Japanese Ceramics, by Fujio Koyama. Weatherhill / Tankosha, New York / Tokyo, 1973.
Work ID 16455
Rights Digital Image Copyright University of Utah
ARK ark:/87278/s6089hv3
Setname uu_aah_art
ID 42228
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6089hv3
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