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ca. 1850 · Pottery covered with glaze and designs in enamel (Awata ware) · Asian Art

This modern-looking waterpot is decorated with whirlpool motifs applied in colorful overglazes; further embellishments include cloudlike patterns and stylized snowflake-shaped motifs. These likely appealed to Moore, whose work features spirals, clouds, and abstracted floral motifs.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1850

Medium

Pottery covered with glaze and designs in enamel (Awata ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891