Water Jar (Mizusashi) in the Shape of a Bamboo Basket

Datesecond half of the 18th–early 19th century

MediumStoneware with cream slip and brown glaze; lacquer cover

DimensionsH. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); Diam. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm); Diam. of rim 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam. of base 6 in. (15.2 cm)

CultureJapan

PeriodEdo period (1615–1868)

DepartmentAsian Art

ClassificationCeramics

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

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