Jar

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Jar

c. 1938

Kawai Kanjirō (Japanese, 1890–1966)

Kawai Kanjiro's ceramics from the 1930s employ traditional techniques revived by the influential Mingei (folk art) movement: hakeme (brush marks), tsutsu-gaki (trailing with slip), neriage (marbling), and ro-nuki (wax resist). Decorated with a Temmoku glaze and wax-resist rondels painted in underglaze cobalt, copper, and iron, this jar demonstrates the sophisticated artlessness that is the hallmark of Kawai's work.

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Object Details

Title:

Jar

Date:

c. 1938

Artist:

Kawai Kanjirō (Japanese, 1890–1966)

Medium:

Earthenware with underglaze iron oxide, copper, and cobalt decoration

Dimensions:

11 1/2 x 11 inches (29.2 x 27.9 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed by Andrea M. Baldeck, M.D. and William M. Hollis, Jr., 2007

Accession Number:

2007-34-1

Geography:

Made in Japan, Asia

Context:

Period: Shōwa Period (1926-1989) Reign: Showa Emperor (1926-1989)

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