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Iga-type vase with handles

Artist Tsujimura Shiro (Japanese, b. 1947)

Place of OriginNara, Japan

Date1998

MaterialsStoneware with natural ash glaze

DimensionsH. 11 in x W. 4 1/4 in x D. 4 1/2 in, H. 28.0 cm x W. 10.8 cm x D. 11.4 cm

Credit LineGift of Tajima Mitsuru

Object number2010.457

DepartmentJapanese Art

ClassificationsCeramics

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Ceramic artist Tsujimura Shiro of Nara is a well-known producer of tea wares. This irregularly formed vase, reminiscent of Iga vases from the 1600s and 1700s, is made from granular clay found in Mie prefecture. It is coated with greenish natural ash glaze.

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