Tea jar
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Tea jar

TitleTea jar
ArtistTôshiro
Dateca. 1245 13th century
MediumCrackled brown glaze on a clay that has burned very dark; specimen of class known as Manako Tubutsu (Seto ware)
ClassificationCeramics
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineRogers Fund, 1925
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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