Object type: Tea jar with bag and case
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Ninsei II
Artist bio: Japanese, active ca. 1658–1868
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Japanese
Date: 17th century
Medium: Cylindrical body, narrow shoulder, short lip; brownish clay with thick, grayish black glaze almost to bottom; around body, bands made of triangles, alternately white and gold, white and red (Awata ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. George A. Crocker (Elizabeth Masten), 1937
Accession year: 1938