Lidded mizusashi, or water jar, with 'Eight Faces'

Details

• Title

  Lidded mizusashi, or water jar, with 'Eight Faces'

• Artist/maker

  Hatakeyama Kōji (born 1956)

• Associated place

  Asia › Japan › Honshū › Toyama prefecture › Takaoka (place of creation)

• Date

  2013

• Material and technique

  bronze jar, cast; interior with gold leaf; lacquer lid

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze;

  processed material › metal › gold;

  organic › vegetal › resin › lacquer

• Technique index

  formed › cast;

  covered › coated › varnished › lacquered

• Object type

  container › vessel › jar › water-jar › mizusashi;

  miscellaneous equipment › lid

• Dimensions

  17.4 cm (height)
  15.1 cm (diameter)

• No. of items

  2

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the Story Fund, 2013.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA2013.14.a

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