Tea Leaf Jar, Moon and plum tree in overglaze enamel, Studio of Ninsei, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
November 22, 2011 (Tue) - February 12, 2012 (Sun)
From Japan’s first glazed ceramics of the Nara period to the various wares of the late Edo period, the exhibits will introduce the history of Japanese ceramics through masterworks according to time period and production sites.
Current exhibit includes:
Large Jar, Incised band design under natural glaze, Shigaraki Ware, Muromachi period, 15th century
Tea Leaf Jar, Moon and plum design in overglaze enamel, Studio of Ninsei, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Large Dish, Kingfisher design in overglaze enamel, Imari ware, Kokutani gosai-de type, Edo period, 17th century
Water Jar, Peony design in overglaze enamel, Studio of Ninsei, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Empress Dowager Shoken, Important Cultural Property)
Design of Chinese poet watching seagulls in underglaze iron-brown, By Ogata Korin and Shinsei, Edo period, 18th century (Important Cultural Property)