Jar
1750-1850 (made)
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This jar has been inlaid with white slip in a style reminiscent of Korean ceramics, the combination of white inlay under a grey-green glaze being reminiscent in particular of Korean celadon ceramics of the Koryo period (918–1392). The jar was made at the Yatsushiro kilns situated in Kumamoto Prefecture on the western island of Kyushu. This area has a long history of contact with the Korean peninsular. During Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea in 1592 and 1597, large numbers of Korean potters were brought to Kyushu, where they helped to develop the local ceramic industry.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Stoneware, inlaid and glazed |
Brief description | Jar, stoneware with clear glaze over incised and slip-filled decoration, Japan, Yatsushiro ware, 1750-1850 |
Physical description | Tall, broad jar with straight sides extending out from base, curved shoulder and short cylindrical neck. Outer surface decorated all over with short vertical wavy lines of inlaid creamy-white slip. Greenish-grey clear glaze. Maker's mark incised on base. |
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Gallery label | JAR
Stoneware with impressed slip-filled decoration under clear glaze
Maker's mark incised on base
Yatsushiro ware
JAPANESE; c.1750-1850
302-1877(As at 2005) |
Object history | Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
Association | |
Summary | This jar has been inlaid with white slip in a style reminiscent of Korean ceramics, the combination of white inlay under a grey-green glaze being reminiscent in particular of Korean celadon ceramics of the Koryo period (918–1392). The jar was made at the Yatsushiro kilns situated in Kumamoto Prefecture on the western island of Kyushu. This area has a long history of contact with the Korean peninsular. During Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea in 1592 and 1597, large numbers of Korean potters were brought to Kyushu, where they helped to develop the local ceramic industry. |
Bibliographic reference | Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18.
Catalogue number 144 |
Collection | |
Accession number | 302-1877 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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