Caption

Water vessel for diluting ink, Japanese, Edo 1603–1868, ceramics; small hand-formed unglazed clay vessel used for ink dilution; outer surface decorated with an inscription in kanji characters engraved before firing; 19th century, Japan; height 3.2 cm, width 4.8 cm., A small round object with an uneven surface sits centered on a smooth reflective surface against a plain gray background, the object showing shades of brown and tan with darker and lighter patches and a worn, slightly dented appearance; a reflection of the object appears faintly below it, and subtle highlights and shadowing reveal its three-dimensional form in colors including brown, tan, gray, and a hint of muted red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_214

License type

Rights managed

Available size

77.7Mb (822.1Kb) / 20.0in x 15.1in / 6000 x 4526 (300dpi)

Keywords

Water vessel diluting ink Japanese Edo 1603–1868 ceramics small hand-formed unglazed clay vessel ink dilution outer surface decorated inscription kanji characters engraved firing 19th century Japan height 3.2 cm width 4.8 cm small round object uneven surface sits centered smooth reflective surface plain gray background object showing shades brown tan darker lighter patches worn slightly dented appearance reflection faintly subtle highlights shadowing reveal three-dimensional form colors gray hint muted red.