Title: Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Geometric Patterns
Object type: Freshwater jar
Date: first half 18th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Ogata Ihachi (Kyoto Kenzan II) 
Artist bio: Japanese, active ca. 1720–1760
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Stoneware with polychrome enamels under transparent glaze (Kyoto ware); wood with black lacquer lid
Dimensions: H. 6 1/2 in. (17.1 cm); H. incl. lid 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Diam. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Diam. of rim 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY