Jar for Powdered Tea

17th century (Edo) 3 1/8 in. (8 cm) Citation Source image

Tamba was one of the "six old kilns" of Japan, where for centuries utilitarian storage-jars were produced for use in rural areas. These storage-jars eventually came to be admired for their aesthetic qualities. They were fired for long periods of time; wood ash repeatedly blew...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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