Ewer (Suichū)
1600–1615
- Medium
- Glazed stoneware with iron oxide underglaze slip (Mino ware, Oribe type)
- Dimensions
- Diameter of mouth: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Container: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)
About
This ewer was made to replenish the jar that holds water for rinsing teabowls and filling the iron kettle at tea gatherings. Highly abstracted pine trees, cascading ivy, stripes, and grids make up the designs in underglaze iron oxide, while the overall surface alternates between a transparent glaze and a green glaze characteristic of some Oribe tea wares.