Title: Vase in Shape of a Bamboo Joint
Object type: Vase
Date: 19th century
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo (1615–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)
Medium: Clay covered with a variegated glaze
Dimensions: H. 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm); W. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: Bequest of Stephen Whitney Phoenix, 1881
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY