COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1992.356
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
Creator Dates/Places:
Japan, Kamakura Period
Creator Name-CRT:
Japan, Kamakura Period
Title:
Storage Jar: Tokoname Ware
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
14th Century
Creation Start Date:
1300
Creation End Date:
1400
Materials and Techniques:
stoneware with natural ash glaze and impressed designs
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
Diameter: 55.3cm, Overall: 51cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1992.356
Credit Line:
Gift of George Gund
Context:
This storage jar was made by piling coils of clay on top of one another, smoothing the interior and exterior surfaces, and allowing the clay to dry before adding another section of the form. The wide rim and mouth were then added using a potter's wheel. Because of its small base, the vessel could stand safely on a narrow step on the steep slope of a rising kiln floor. Such kilns were built into the side of a hill and used wood for firing. The natural ash glazes took about a week to ten days to form.Tokoname was the largest center of ceramic production in medieval Japan, which focused on agricultural storage vessels.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1992.356.tif
