GCR

GCR

Museum Exhibition

Catalogue of Works

The Infinite Artistry of Japanese Ceramics

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

30 documented works

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Large Storage Jar (Ōtsubo)

Japan

Large Storage Jar (Ōtsubo)

late 15th century

Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware)

H. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm); Diam. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm)

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Head of a Clay Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa)

Japan

Head of a Clay Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa)

5th–early 6th century

Earthenware with painted, incised, and applied decoration

H. 15 7/8 in. (40.3 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 4 in. (10.2 cm)

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Figure of a Standing Beauty

Japan

Figure of a Standing Beauty

ca. 1670–90

Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)

H. 15 5/8 in. (39.7 cm); W. 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm); D. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

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Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Clamshell, with Cranes (exterior) and Tortoise Motifs (interior)

Eiraku Hozen

Incense Container (Kōgō) in the Shape of a Clamshell, with Cranes (exterior) and Tortoise Motifs (interior)

first half 19th century

Porcelain with cobalt blue under (interior) and red and gold over (exterior) transparent glaze (Kyoto ware, Eiraku type)

H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

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Tea bowl

China

Tea bowl

13th century

Stoneware with celadon glaze (Longquan ware), gold lacquer repairs

H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)

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Urn or Jar

Japan

Urn or Jar

8th century

Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Sue ware)

H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. 10 3/4 in. (27.3 cm); Diam. of rim 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); Diam. of foot 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

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Sake vessel (Heishi)

Japan

Sake vessel (Heishi)

late 16th century

Wood with layers of black and red lacquer (Negoro ware)

H. 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)

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Landscape of the Four Seasons

Kano Chōkichi

Landscape of the Four Seasons

16th century

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper

Image (each screen): 59 1/2 in. x 11ft. 12 1/2 in. (151.1 x 356.9 cm) Overall (each screen): 66 1/8 in. x 12 ft. 3 1/2 in. (168 x 374.6 cm)

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Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Japan

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

16th century

One of a triptych of hanging scrolls; ink and color on paper

60 7/8 x 23 1/4 in. (154.6 x 59.1 cm) Entire scroll: 93 3/4 x 29 3/8 in. (238.1 x 74.6 cm) Width w/ rollers: 31 3/4 in. (80.6 cm)

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Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket

Yosa Buson

Autumn Flowers in a Bamboo Basket

1760s

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Image: 84 1/4 in. × 11 in. (214 × 27.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 73 3/4 × 15 1/2 in. (187.3 × 39.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 73 3/4 × 17 5/8 in. (187.3 × 44.8 cm)

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Bamboo Shoots

Shokusanjin (Ōta Nanpo)

Bamboo Shoots

1820

Hanging scroll; ink on silk

38 1/8 x 13 5/16 in. (96.8 x 33.8 cm)

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Jar (Tsubo) with Chrysanthemums

Japan

Jar (Tsubo) with Chrysanthemums

ca. 1640s

Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)

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Jar (Tsubo) with Four Loop Handles and Flower Medallions

Japan

Jar (Tsubo) with Four Loop Handles and Flower Medallions

ca. 1630–40s

Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 9 in. (22.9 cm); Diam. 7 5/8 in. (19.4 cm)

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Box in the Shape of an Object Wrapped with a Polka-Dot Textile Wrapper (Furoshiki)

Matsuda Yuriko

Box in the Shape of an Object Wrapped with a Polka-Dot Textile Wrapper (Furoshiki)

1998

Porcelain with polychrome enamels and gold over transparent glaze

H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm); W. 7 in. (17.8 cm); D. 8 in. (10.3 cm)

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Set of Six Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) for Tea Gathering Meal (Cha-kaiseki)

Japan

Set of Six Side Dishes (Mukōzuke) for Tea Gathering Meal (Cha-kaiseki)

early 17th century

Stoneware with white slip and iron brown under transparent glaze and copper-green glaze (Mino ware, Oribe Yashichida type)

H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); D. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

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Used-Water Container (Kensui)

Japan

Used-Water Container (Kensui)

mid-19th century

Stoneware with iron glaze (Takatori ware)

H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)

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Ōtsu-e of Kabuki Actor Playing the Outlaw Hotei Ichiemon, of the “Karigane Five”

Japan

Ōtsu-e of Kabuki Actor Playing the Outlaw Hotei Ichiemon, of the “Karigane Five”

early 18th century

Hanging scroll; hand-colored woodblock print on paper

Image: 17 15/16 x 8 1/4 in. (45.5 x 21 cm) Overall: 50 3/8 x 11 1/4in. (128 x 28.6 cm)

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The Yodo River, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi, Yodo-gawa)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Yodo River, from the series Famous Places of Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi, Yodo-gawa)

1834

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

10 1/4 x 15 in. (26.0 x 38.1 cm)

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Small Dish (Kozara) with Stylized Flowers and Ferns

Japan

Small Dish (Kozara) with Stylized Flowers and Ferns

ca. 1650–70s

Porcelain with polychrome enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm); W. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm); L. 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)

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Set of Five Small Dishes (Kozara) with Flowering Plum and Warbler

Japan

Set of Five Small Dishes (Kozara) with Flowering Plum and Warbler

ca. 1640s

Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze and iron-brown rim (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

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Set of Ten Bowls (Hachi) with Egrets

Japan

Set of Ten Bowls (Hachi) with Egrets

1639

Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm); Diam. 6 in. (15.2 cm)

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Evening Rain in the Yoshiwara

Japan

Evening Rain in the Yoshiwara

ca. 1830–44

Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk

Image: 20 1/2 × 29 1/2 in. (52.1 × 74.9 cm)Overall with mounting: 59 1/16 × 34 1/4 in. (150 × 87 cm)

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Blossoming Cherry Trees

Sakai Hōitsu

Blossoming Cherry Trees

ca. 1805

Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold leaf on paper

Image: 38 x 82 3/16 in. (96.5 x 208.8 cm) Overall with mounting: 39 9/16 × 83 3/4 in. (100.5 × 212.8 cm)

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Street Scenes in Kyoto

Japan

Street Scenes in Kyoto

late 17th century

Handscroll; ink and color on paper

Overall: 13 x 257 1/4 in. (33 x 653.4 cm)

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The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Yaozen Restaurant, San’ya (San’ya, Yaozen), from the series A Collection of Famous Restaurants of Edo (Edo Kōmei Kaitei Zukushi)

ca. 1838–40

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

H. 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm); W. 14 3/16 in. (36 cm)

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Food Cup (Choku) with Gourds and Stripes

Japan

Food Cup (Choku) with Gourds and Stripes

18th century

Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type)

H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); Diam. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)

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Set of Five Teacups (Yunomi-wan) with Chrysanthemum and Broken-Ice Pattern

Japan

Set of Five Teacups (Yunomi-wan) with Chrysanthemum and Broken-Ice Pattern

late 18th–early 19th century

Porcelain with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

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Set of Five Sencha Teacups (Sencha wan) with Lattice Pattern

Japan

Set of Five Sencha Teacups (Sencha wan) with Lattice Pattern

18th century

Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Hizen ware)

H. 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diam. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

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Small Dish (Kozara) with Turnip

Japan

Small Dish (Kozara) with Turnip

1620–40

Porcelain with iron-brown glaze and light cobalt blue under transparent glaze and green over the glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm); Diam. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

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Gourd-Shaped Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) with Carved Floral Design and Jewel

Japan

Gourd-Shaped Sake Bottle (Tokkuri) with Carved Floral Design and Jewel

18th century

Porcelain with celadon glaze and cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Hizen ware, Arita type)

H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)

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