Shimaoka Tatsuzo (Japanese, 1919–2007). <em>Jar with Four Lugs</em>, ca. 2000. Glazed stoneware, 7 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 7 in. (20 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter, 2013.83.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2013.83.66_view1_PS11.jpg)

Shimaoka Tatsuzo (Japanese, 1919–2007). Jar with Four Lugs, ca. 2000. Glazed stoneware, 7 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 7 in. (20 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter, 2013.83.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2013.83.66_view1_PS11.jpg)

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Jar with Four Lugs

Shimaoka Tatsuzo

Asian Art

Shimaoka Tatsuzō belonged to a group of twentieth-century Japanese ceramicists who described themselves as practitioners of mingei, or folk art. Inspired by the historical wares that were made for everyday use by anonymous potters, modern mingei artists strove to create objects that were beautiful despite being handmade from humble materials.

This jar illustrates Shimaoka’s signature technique: pressing rough cords against the wet clay surface to create a striated texture. We can see that the pot was laid on its side when fired; four marks show where it was supported on blocks in the kiln, and light-green ash glaze landed on the opposite side. When the jar stands upright, the ash glaze seems to defy gravity by dripping sideways.

ARTIST Shimaoka Tatsuzo, Japanese, 1919–2007

MEDIUM Glazed stoneware

Place Made: Japan

DATES ca. 2000

PERIOD Heisei Period

DIMENSIONS 7 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 7 in. (20 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Asian Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2013.83.66

CREDIT LINE Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Shimaoka Tatsuzo (Japanese, 1919–2007). Jar with Four Lugs, ca. 2000. Glazed stoneware, 7 7/8 × 6 1/2 × 7 in. (20 × 16.5 × 17.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter, 2013.83.66. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2013.83.66_view1_PS11.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 2013.83.66_view1_PS11.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015

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