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- Lidded Fresh Water Container with Dragons and Flowers in Underglaze Blue
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Lidded Fresh Water Container with Dragons and Flowers in Underglaze Blue
- Museum No.
- GK493
Photo No：313-7515
Color type：Color
| Title | Lidded Fresh Water Container with Dragons and Flowers in Underglaze Blue |
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| Category | Ceramics (G), Other Ceramics |
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| Century | 16th～17th |
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This fresh-water container (J., mizusashi) was owned by the Ôsawa family of Shimotoba, Kyoto. It is said to have been brought to Japan from Vietnam by Ôsawa Shirôemon Mitsunaka (?-1639), who was engaged in trading with Vietnam during the early Edo period (1615-1898). Mitsunaka sailed to Vietnam in 1633, and again in 1634, shipping goods from Japan. This work was likely brought into Japan on his return from one of these trips. The bleeding quality of the dye, a characteristic of Vietnam's Annan ware, gives this technique the name shiboride ("tie-dyed glaze") in Japanese. In recent years, archaeological excavations in Sakai, Osaka, and Kyoto have turned up numerous examples of Annan ware from the 16th and 17th centuries, during which a substantial volume of ceramics was apparently imported from Vietnam.
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