Description:

East Asia, Japan, late Muromachi to early Edo period, Shiga Prefecture, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A splendid and quite sizable example of Shigaraki ware - an earthenware jar featuring a rugged surface and voluminous form built up from several stages with coils of clay. The vessel's compelling presentation reflects the drama of its creation in a large tunnel kiln, where hardwood ash settled onto its molten surface. Shigaraki ware can be recognized immediately by the distinctive properties of the local clay, a gritty mixture of sand, feldspar, and trace metals that fire to a deep red-brown or golden-red, as seen in this example. Size: 17" Diameter x 21.75" H (43.2 cm x 55.2 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired November 2004; ex-Eldred's Auction Gallery, East Dennis, Massachusetts, USA

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#186374

  • Condition: Old label and robes on interior. Surface wear as shown with some chipping to glaze and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and very nice with good remaining pigment and earthen deposits in interior.

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