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early 19th century · Stoneware (Seto ware) · Asian Art

Ishizara were used to serve local specialties at roadside inns. As folk wares for simple domestic use ishizara were commonly decorated with informal designs executed with a single color, usually cobalt-blue and an iron glaze. This one, using iron red as well is a fine, early example.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 19th century

Medium

Stoneware (Seto ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

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