Object type: Tea jar
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: ca. 1660
Medium: Clay; light brown glaze; yellow splash with brown drip on one side (Awata ware)
Dimensions: H. (with lid) 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); Diam. 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936