Jar
19th century (made)
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This large jar was produced at one of a number of kilns founded in Japan in the early 1800s, at the beginning of a country-wide boom in ceramic production. It embodies the qualities of beauty extolled by proponents of the Mingei, or Japanese Folk Craft movement. These qualities are seen to derive from an object having being made by craftsmen working close to nature with traditional styles and simple techniques, and living within a small and harmonious community without concern for capitalistic gain and the assertion of individuality.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with bluish-white and olive-brown glazes |
| Brief description | Jar, glazed stoneware, Japan, Tsutsumi kilns, 19th century |
| Physical description | Large jar with bluish-white and olive-brown glazes |
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| Gallery label | Jar with streaked glaze
Japan, Tsutsumi kilns
1800–1900
This massive, dramatically streaked jar is typical of the rustic pottery made at Japanese regional kilns in the 19th century. The Tsutsumi kilns were located in the city of Sendai in
north-eastern Japan. Their products have been much admired since the 1920s by followers of the Japanese folk craft movement.
Glazed stoneware
Museum no. FE.15-1985(September 2009) |
| Object history | Purchased from the collection of David and Anne Hale, residents in Sendai, northeastern Japan, from 1966 to 1972 |
| Summary | This large jar was produced at one of a number of kilns founded in Japan in the early 1800s, at the beginning of a country-wide boom in ceramic production. It embodies the qualities of beauty extolled by proponents of the Mingei, or Japanese Folk Craft movement. These qualities are seen to derive from an object having being made by craftsmen working close to nature with traditional styles and simple techniques, and living within a small and harmonious community without concern for capitalistic gain and the assertion of individuality. |
| Bibliographic reference | Liefkes, Reino and Hilary Young, eds. Masterpieces of World Ceramics.. London: V & A Publishing, 2008. p.120, ill. ISBN 9781 851 775279. |
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| Accession number | FE.15-1985 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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