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Large Jar
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The orange color of this jar comes from iron in the clay. Natural ash glaze settled on the vessel during firing. Originally intended for grain storage, rustic containers like this one were also prized by tea enthusiasts, who appreciated the uncalculated beauty of the glaze and the asymmetry of these humble objects. They used them to store tea leaves.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineLarge Jar, 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware); overall: 43.8 x 38.1 cm (17 1/4 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.191
