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.
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Status
- On View, Gallery 104
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Department
- Arts of Asia
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Title
- Hot Water Pot
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Place
- Japan (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1501–1600
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Medium
- Lacquer on wood
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Dimensions
- 39 × 33.5 cm (15 3/8 × 13 1/4 in.)
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Credit Line
- Robert Allerton Purchase Fund
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Reference Number
- 1970.553
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/34504/manifest.json