Gourd-shaped water jar (mizusashi)
Following an early seventeenth-century method, Tsujimura used a natural ash glaze—highly prized, but difficult to control—on this fresh-water tea ceremony jar. His exploitation of controlled irregularity and his deft touch epitomize the aesthetics of Japanese tea ceramics. A trained oil painter and self-taught potter, he preserves features of ancient Japanese wares in reverence for past tradition while adding his own individual flair.
Artwork Details
- 辻村史朗作 伊賀瓢形水指
- Title: Gourd-shaped water jar (mizusashi)
- Artist: Tsujimura Shirō (Japanese, born 1947)
- Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
- Date: 2011
- Culture: Japan
- Medium: Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Iga ware)
- Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
- Classification: Ceramics
- Credit Line: Gift of Jane and Raphael Bernstein, 2015
- Object Number: 2015.759.2a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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