Caption

Water vessel for diluting ink, Japanese, Edo period 1603–1868, ceramics, ink/paper accessory for painting and calligraphy. Small hand-formed unglazed clay vessel with outer surface engraved with kanji characters inscription carved before firing. 19th century, Japan. Height 3.2 cm; width 4.8 cm., A small, rounded clay vessel with an uneven rim sits against a plain light gray background, showing a surface of brown and tan tones with darker brown patches and slight variations in texture; the vessel has an irregular, handcrafted shape and a subtle reflection beneath it on the glossy surface, and visible colors include brown, tan, dark brown, and gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_211

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.7Mb (727.3Kb) / 20.0in x 15.1in / 6000 x 4526 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water vessel diluting ink Japanese Edo period 1603–1868 ceramics ink paper accessory painting calligraphy Small hand-formed unglazed clay vessel outer surface engraved kanji characters inscription carved firing 19th century Japan Height 3.2 cm width 4.8 cm small rounded clay vessel uneven rim sits plain light gray background showing surface brown tan tones darker brown patches slight variations texture vessel irregular handcrafted shape subtle reflection beneath glossy surface visible colors include tan dark brown gray.