Caption

Cylinder-shaped jug with small handle and widened spout. White glaze with fine crackle; decoration painted underglaze with iron oxide black. Inscriptions; Japanese calligraphy. Ceramics, Japanese; 2nd half of the 19th century., Vessel, height 11.7 cm, width 6.3 cm, diameter 4.7 cm., A tall ceramic pitcher with a narrow, rounded body and a small curved handle sits against a plain gray background, the pitcher glazed in a pale off-white with a network of fine crackle lines visible on its surface; scattered across the body are several irregular dark brown brushlike marks and smudges that form vertical patterns, and the rim and base show subtle warm beige discoloration, while the handle matches the off-white glaze and the overall scene includes muted gray tones in the background and shadow.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_273

License type

Rights managed

Available size

76.1Mb (2.4Mb) / 17.2in x 17.2in / 5156 x 5156 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cylinder-shaped jug small handle widened spout White glaze fine crackle decoration painted underglaze iron oxide black Inscriptions Japanese calligraphy Ceramics Japanese 2nd half 19th century Vessel height 11.7 cm width 6.3 cm diameter 4.7 cm tall ceramic pitcher narrow rounded body small curved handle sits plain gray background pitcher glazed pale off-white network fine crackle lines visible surface scattered across body several irregular dark brown brushlike marks smudges form vertical patterns rim base subtle warm beige discoloration handle matches off-white glaze scene includes muted gray tones background shadow.