大迫みきお作 常滑壺|Jar

Osako Mikio

ca. 1975 · Stoneware (Tokoname ware) · Asian Art

Ōsako dedicated himself to reviving the traditions of the oldest of Japan’s six ancient kiln sites, Tokoname. Drawing inspiration from old Sueki and unglazed (yakishime) wares, he used simple shapes and natural ash glazes for tea ceramics and larger vessels. The robust form of this wide-mouthed jar is reminiscent of high-fired stoneware storage jars from the Muromachi period (1392–1573).

Artist

Osako Mikio

Date

ca. 1975

Medium

Stoneware (Tokoname ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, Mary Griggs Burke, Richard and Peggy Danziger, Frederic E. Ossorio, Mrs. Richard L. Sneider, Ann S. Holmes, John R. Menke, Helen M. Meserve, and Gail Martin Gifts, 1979