Raku Waterpot | Yale University Art Gallery

18th–19th century

Medium: Raku ware; white body clay covered with thin iron wash, thick greenish-white glaze; tiny surface holes created by escaping gas, large crackle; lip damaged with traces of repair
Dimensions: 2 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (6.4 × 8.3 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of E. Dudley James
Accession Number: 1928.377
Geography: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Classification: Containers
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Provenance

E. Dudley James, Boston, Mass; gift in 1928 to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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Additional information

Marks

Unidentified Raku mark near base

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