Title: Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) in the Shape of a Seed Jar (Tane-tsubo)
Object type: Freshwater jar (mizusashi)
Date: late 16th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Medium: Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Bizen ware, Ko-Bizen type); black-lacquered wooden lid
Dimensions: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation Fund, 2023
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY