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One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal

early 17th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 202
These unique vessels (1973.80.1–5,) used to serve kaiseki meal prior to the whipped green tea, were inspired by imported wine glasses. They were formed on the wheel and then molded into four-sided shapes before being decorated with V-like motifs, fern scrolls, crosshatching, and plum blossoms against a white slip ground. The glaze drips and variations of the motifs reveal an appreciation of spontaneity.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal
  • Period: Momoyama (1573–1615) or Edo (1615–1868) period
  • Date: early 17th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Stoneware with iron-oxide and copper green overglaze decoration (Mino ware, Yashichida Oribe type)
  • Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); W. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Gift, 1973
  • Object Number: 1973.80.2
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal, Stoneware with iron-oxide and copper green overglaze decoration (Mino ware, Yashichida Oribe type), Japan
One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal
Japan
early 17th century
One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal, Stoneware with iron-oxide and copper green overglaze decoration (Mino ware, Yashichida Oribe type), Japan
One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal
Japan
early 17th century
One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal, Stoneware with iron-oxide and copper green overglaze decoration (Mino ware, Yashichida Oribe type), Japan
One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal
Japan
early 17th century
One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal, Stoneware with iron-oxide and copper green overglaze decoration (Mino ware, Yashichida Oribe type), Japan
One from set of five squared food vessels (mukōzuke) for tea-gathering meal
Japan
early 17th century
Covered Vessel (Futamono) with Plum Tree, Stoneware with iron and copper green overglaze decoration (Mino ware, Oribe type), Japan
Covered Vessel (Futamono) with Plum Tree
Japan
early 17th century

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