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This Hirado ware water jar ("mizusashi") is for the tea ceremony.

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Document identity
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5307
label
Fresh Water Jar (""Mizusashi"") with Branch of Roses
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object
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Source metadata
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5307
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object
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normalized
title
Fresh Water Jar (""Mizusashi"") with Branch of Roses
description
This Hirado ware water jar ("mizusashi") is for the tea ceremony.
provenance
William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1725-1765 (Edo)
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ceramics
mizusashi
jars
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2
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2
source
import
dimensionsRaw
5 13/16 in. (14.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Japanese
style
Hirado ware
med
porcelain with underglaze blue
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6194
collection_ids
JPK
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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509579feaa002bba
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