Jar thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jar

ca. 1650-1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Freshwater jar, stoneware with overlapping white and brown glazes; on the shoulder are two small handles in the form of knobs, each having three impressions.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with overlapping white and brown glazes
Brief description
Freshwater jar, stoneware with overlapping white and brown glazes; Japan, possibly Karatsu kilns, Edo period, ca. 1650-1800
Physical description
Freshwater jar, stoneware with overlapping white and brown glazes; on the shoulder are two small handles in the form of knobs, each having three impressions.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 18.7cm
Style
Object history
Purchased from John Sparks (15 Duke Street), accessioned in 1895. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Collection
Accession number
20-1895

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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