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Covered Jar with Design of Grapes
Imari ware is technically made in Arita but was named after the port town of Imari from where these ceramics were exported around the world. Oftentimes indistinguishable from Arita ware, Imari porcelain took design cues from Japanese textiles and included beautiful landscapes, fruits and flowers, and kimono-clad figures—decoration that appealed to foreign audiences.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Minoda Chojiro, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1876, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1876 | Centennial Exhibition Philadelphia. Memorial Hall, Philadelphia, Philadelphia. |
Geographies
Japan, Arita (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 15/16 in. (25.24 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1876
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.2033