Detail View: The AMICA Library: Storage Jar: Tokoname Ware
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1992.356
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Japanese
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Japan, Kamakura Period
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Japan, Kamakura Period
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Title:
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Storage Jar: Tokoname Ware
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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14th Century
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Creation Start Date:
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1300
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Creation End Date:
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1400
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Materials and Techniques:
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stoneware with natural ash glaze and impressed designs
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Classification Term:
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Ceramic
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Dimensions:
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Diameter: 55.3cm, Overall: 51cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1992.356
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Credit Line:
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Gift of George Gund
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Rights:
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Context:
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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1992.356.tif
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