Jar and Cover
1986 (made)
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Miura Koheiji is one of Japan's leading makers of celadon wares. The bluish-green glaze and widely spaced brown crackle on this lidded jar are inspired by the guan (official) wares created for the imperial court in China in the Southern Song period (11278-1279). The globular shape of the jar is a perfect vehicle for the softly textured glaze. Miura's work is rarely without a touch of playfulness, seen here in the donkey-shaped knob which is based on sketches made during a trip to Central Asia.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown and modelled, with crackled celadon glaze |
| Brief description | Jar, stoneware, with crackled celedon glaze, by Miura Koheiji, Tokyo, Japan 1986. |
| Physical description | Globular jar with foliated lid surmounted by a small modelled donkey;crackled celadon glaze with brown staining in cracks |
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| Gallery label | COVERED JAR WITH DONKEY-SHAPED KNOB
Stoneware with celadon glaze
Maker's mark incised on base
Miura Koheiji (born 1933)
1986
FE.15-1956
Miura Koheiji studied sculpture at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts. Typically this jar combines a perfect celadon glaze on a slightly out of balance shape. The small donkey is inspired by the artist's travels in Afghanistan. This acquisition was made possible through the generosity of Madame Tomo Kikuchi |
| Production | Biographical reference: 'Japanese Ceramics Today' (V&A, 1983) p.126. Tokyo |
| Summary | Miura Koheiji is one of Japan's leading makers of celadon wares. The bluish-green glaze and widely spaced brown crackle on this lidded jar are inspired by the guan (official) wares created for the imperial court in China in the Southern Song period (11278-1279). The globular shape of the jar is a perfect vehicle for the softly textured glaze. Miura's work is rarely without a touch of playfulness, seen here in the donkey-shaped knob which is based on sketches made during a trip to Central Asia. |
| Associated object | FE.15BOX-1986 (Part) |
| Bibliographic reference | Japanese Ceramics Today (V&A, 1983) p.126.
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| Accession number | FE.15A&B-1986 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2000 |
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