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Hot Water Pot

A work made of lacquer on wood.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of lacquer on wood.

Date:

16th century

Artist:

Japan

About this artwork

This pot has a very complex shape compared to the other examples displayed in this case. It has an ornately curved handle, rounded lid, and high, three-part foot, features that can be traced back to Chinese models. It is finished with a coating of red lacquer over a layer of black underneath. Likely employed in Zen temples to hold the hot water used for making tea, it is an object of extreme elegance.

Status

On View, Gallery 104

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Hot Water Pot

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1501–1600

Medium

Lacquer on wood

Dimensions

39 × 33.5 cm (15 3/8 × 13 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Robert Allerton Purchase Fund

Reference Number

1970.553

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