COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.2002.66
AMICA Library Year:
2003
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573)
Creator Name-CRT:
Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573)
Title:
Storage Jar: Tamba Ware
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Detail
Creation Date:
1400s
Creation Start Date:
1400
Creation End Date:
1499
Materials and Techniques:
stoneware with natural ash glaze
Classification Term:
Ceramic
Style or Period:
Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573)
Dimensions:
Diameter: 39cm, Overall: 45cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
2002.66
Credit Line:
The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Context:
This vessel served as a storage container for rice or other grains in medieval farming communities. The piece was made by potters in Tamba, a fertile region west of Kyoto which used such vessels to send its agricultural products to towns throughout western Japan. Tamba ware is recognized by its warm green glaze, created as accumulations of natural wood ash settle on the clay body and liquefy when the kiln temperature is sufficiently high.The jar's contours reveal that it was built in four stages from many clay coils pressed together by hand. The smooth neck and mouth were wheel-turned. The vertical, incised lines visible on the reddish-brown body indicate where a comb-like tool scraped excess clay from the body wall; this technique helped conserve clay material and wood used in the firing. The scraping also exposes the grittiness of local Tamba clay, which in the 15th century did not undergo an extensive refining process.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.2002.66det02.tif
