Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Pine (front) and Plum with Bamboo (reverse)
This jar, used at tea gatherings, features the auspicious motif known as the “Three Friends of Winter”: a blossoming plum tree, bamboo, and a sprawling old pine. Symbolizing longevity and renewal, these patterns are rendered in a fresh style showing strong Korean influence, suggesting the work of a potter-decorator originating from Korea.
Artwork Details
- 染付松竹梅文水指
- Title: Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Pine (front) and Plum with Bamboo (reverse)
- Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
- Date: ca. 1630–40s
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)
- Dimensions: H. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
- Object Number: 1975.268.466
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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