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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Jar

1625-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wide-mouthed jar with cylindrical body narrowing at the foot and neck; two loop handles; the body decorated with two bands of combed vertical wavy lines, over a band of formal leaves; around the shoulder and neck there are two bands of Greek key patterning over a band of scrolls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with impressed and slip-filled decoration
Brief description
Jar, glazed earthenware with white inlaid decoration; Japan, Karatsu kilns, 1625-1700
Physical description
Wide-mouthed jar with cylindrical body narrowing at the foot and neck; two loop handles; the body decorated with two bands of combed vertical wavy lines, over a band of formal leaves; around the shoulder and neck there are two bands of Greek key patterning over a band of scrolls.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.1cm
  • Diameter: 19.4cm
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.451-1922

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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