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Water Jar, Named "Shiba no Iori (Grass Hut)" 

Exhibition information
on exhibit from January 1, 2026 (Thu) to March 8, 2026 (Sun) at Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13

This jar was intended to hold water for refilling the kettle and rinsing tea bowls during tea gatherings. It showcases the rugged beauty of Shigaraki pottery, which comes from a mountainous region east of Kyoto. Under the intense heat of a wood-burning kiln, the surface became cracked, scorched, and partially coated by a glassy glaze.

Cultural property designation
Important Cultural Property
Quantity
Artist
Shigaraki ware
Period/Century
Azuchi-Momoyama–Edo period, 16th–17th century
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Material
Stoneware with natural ash glaze
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige
Collection reference no.
G-5307
Genre
Ceramics
Category
Applied arts > Performing arts > Tea ceremony implements
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