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"Burst bag" Freshwater Jar

flat bottom; bulbous, slightly flattened bottom section; vertical wide neck with ribs; pair of irregular blocky handles; thick inverted mouth ring; entire piece intentionally asymmetrical/misshapen/slightly collapsed, with broken incised wavy line on bottom section and inherent cracking; green, light brown and tan glaze; brown lacquer cover with faceted top knob

Date
late 16th - early 17th century
In our collection
since July the 14th, 2013 up to now
Dimensions
8 1/4 × 8 11/16 × 8 11/16 in. (20.96 × 22.07 × 22.07 cm)
Location
Not on View
Medium
Iga ware; stoneware with natural ash glaze; lacquer cover
Price
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Composition
copper98%
cadmium2%