Ewer (Suichu)

early 1600s Diameter of mouth: 12.7 cm (5 in.); Container: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.) Source image
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This ewer was made to replenish the jar that holds water for rinsing teabowls and filling the iron kettle at tea gatherings. Highly abstracted pine trees, cascading ivy, stripes, and grids make up the designs in underglaze iron oxide, while the overall surface alternates betwe...

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