Storage Jar, late 1100s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese ArtTokoname, located on Ise Bay in presen
Storage Jar, late 1100s, Cleveland Museum of Art: Japanese ArtTokoname, located on Ise Bay in present-day Aichi prefecture on Japan’s main island, Honshu, was the largest center of ceramic production in medieval Japan. It had been an active center of ceramic production since the Heian period (794–1185). Wide-mouthed jars like this one are called kame, and were favored for use in tea practice.Size: Diameter: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.); Overall: 37 cm (14 9/16 in.)Medium: Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Tokoname ware)https://clevelandart.org/art/2015.495 -- source link
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