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No:01019300Lipped water jar, with design of Musashino, in overglaze enamel

Artists
OGATA Kenzan
Date
18C
Technique
overglaze enamels
Shape
water jar
Description
The thin lid and body are molded in dark brown clay and completely glazed in white. The silver-painted crescent on the lid combined with colorful eulalia grasses depicts the evocative scenery of Musashino. This design, which features eulalia grasses and the moon symbolizing autumn, expresses a characteristically Japanese aesthetic which has appeared in literature and the arts and crafts for thousands of years.