Title: Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi) with Plants and Auspicious Motifs
Object type: Water jar
Date: ca. 1624–43
Culture: Japan
Period: early Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium: Porcelaneous stoneware with cobalt blue under transparent glaze with applied decoration (Hizen ware, Arita type)
Dimensions: H. 6 7/8 in. (17.5 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY