Water Jar with Peonies
An elite samurai clan known as the Kyōgoku reportedly ordered this jar from the master potter Ninsei in the 1600s. They used it to store fresh water during tea gatherings. Despite its humble role, the jar features an intricate design illustrating Ninsei's mastery of brush painting and gold-and-silver decoration.
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- Studio of Ninsei
- Period/Century
- Edo period, 17th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Stoneware with overglaze enamel, gold, and silver
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- G-303
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Category
- Applied arts > Performing arts > Tea ceremony implements
On display: Ceramics
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On displayLidded Jar, Stoneware with ash glaze
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
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On displayWide-Mouthed Storage Jar with Peony Vines
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
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On displayTea Bowl, Named “Hashihime (Princess of the Bridge)”
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
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On displayWater Jar, Named "Shiba no Iori (Grass Hut)"
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
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On displayFlower Vase with Lugs
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
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On displayBowl with a Wagtail
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
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On displaySquare Dish with a Chinese Poet Watching Seagulls
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
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On displayLarge Dish with Camellias, Porcelain with overglaze enamel
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
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On displayLarge Dish with a Snowy Landscape
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
January 1, 2026 (Thu)–
March 8, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayTea Bowl, Named “Furisode (Swinging Sleeves)”
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 1, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayIncense Container in the Shape of a Foundation Stone
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 1, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayLidded Bowl with Peonies
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayLarge Dish with a Pine, Bamboo, Plum Tree, Peonies, and Phoenixes
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayLarge Deep Bowl with Birds and Flowers
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
November 11, 2025 (Tue)–
February 8, 2026 (Sun)