Collection place: Japanese archipelago, Japan / Culture or time period: East Asian cultures / Materials: Ceramic (material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bottle, accession number 9-9255, described as bottle; ovoid stoneware with brown glaze; japanese inscription on three sides; ht. 32 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-9276, described as bowl; large conical ceramic with high brown glaze; interior striations diam. 37 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-246, described as bowl with flat rim, annular base; design of 3 double gourds (blue, white, green) with red and yellow cords around necks on ground of blue wave design; “comb” pattern on base (blue and white); blue on white design on underside of bowl is 3 repeats of bow-knots around overlapping circles with diamond-like designs within; native name and meaning: "iro nabeshima" (enabled Nabeshima [ware]); rim diameter: 20.5 cm made for use by Naba Shima family during the Edo period (18th century) as tableware. The "comb" pattern on foot's rim was not allowed to be imitated by other kilns. tag on bottom of plate: "No. 814 $40.00" made by Okochi Kiln

Hearst Museum object titled Pilgrim flask or canteen, accession number 9-22649, described as ceramic pilgrim bottle or canteen. crescent moon shaped, cream base color with cross-hatch incised lines on inside curve and 1/2 of outer curve. glazed over with green. in each diamond shape formed by incised lines a brown spot is painted. outer surface has decorative panel (9cm x 9.3cm) with cloud-like design glazed green and brown on white ground. top surface has fill hole with short neck at center and a very small spout at one end. 2 ceramic tubes are affixed to the outer surface thru which triangular carrying cord can be strung.

Hearst Museum object titled Tea set, accession number 9-22614a-h, described as 8-piece tea set consisting of a lidded teapot (a, b) and 3 lidded tea cups (c-h). pot: wheel thrown (?) with spout and handle attachments added. The pot body is glazed pale gray and decorated with blue longitudinal stripes on upper ⅔ of pot. Lower ⅓ glazed dark brown. lid - same base glaze with circular blue band around knob and zig-zag accents between band and rim. Rim and knob glazed brown. Bamboo detachable handle. Cups with lids: glaze of cups and lids the same as pot save only the base ring of the cups is brown (ca. 1.5–2.0 cm).