KAMIMURA GALLERY
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Kamimura Gallery
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Iga ware pottery Mizusashi (water jar).
Date: early Edo period. (17th century)
Height: 27 cm
Note: The ceramic works produced in Iga Province from the Momoyama and early Edo period in relation to Cha-no-yu (tea ceremony) such as flower vases and water jars are known as Old Iga wares. For centuries, they have been highly valued not only as excellent tea ceremony utensils, but also as works of ceramic art with superb forms.
Condition: One old hairline crack at the mouth, old small chips at the edges of cover and old chips at the mouth where the cover rest-area and general age worn.
Price: U.S.$1,600.
#619
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