Title: Teapot in Melon Shape
Object type: Teapot
Date: late 17th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Rim and hinge made by Thome , New York
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Kakiemon type); American mount
Dimensions: H. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Collection, Bequest of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 2000
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY