Mizusashi

CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Mizusashi
  • Fresh Water Container
Date18th century
PlaceJapan
MediumStoneware with glaze (Iga ware)
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 9 1/4in. (12.1 × 22.3 × 23.5cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the World Friendship Society, Mrs. John A. McClellan, Mrs. Cleveland Sewall, the Houston Friends of Art, Mr. and Mrs. James Henderson, Mrs. A.C. Ford, Mrs. William Chilton Maverick, and Mr. Asa Walker, by exchange
Object number90.485.A,.B
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art
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