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Jar with Japanese Snake Gourd Design

Jar with Japanese Snake Gourd Design

mid- to late 1900s
(Japanese, b. 1947)
Japan, Shōwa period (1926-89) to Heisei period (1989-2019)
porcelain with underglaze blue
Diameter: 33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.); Overall: 31.7 cm (12 1/2 in.); Diameter of rim: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of the artist 1992.98
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The snake gourds growing around the artist's home near Nara are shaped like rugby balls and in summer, their white flowers like silk threads make you forget the heat, he says.
  • ?–1992
    Collection of the artist, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1992–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art,
  • Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Jar with Japanese Snake Gourd Design|url=false|author=Imanishi Masaya|year=mid- to late 1900s|access-date=25 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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