This fusatsu-type ewer, a product of Heian Japan, was modeled on the senzan-type popular in Tang China. One sees in it the process of domestication. Compared to the Chinese originals, it displays more angular shoulders causing the swelling of the body to be reduced, and the base is lower. It originally had alid, but it has been lost.
Object label
Pitcher
Bronze
H 24.5, D of rim 5.5, D of body 11.1, D of base 6.7
Heian period 12th century
- D025534
- D025534
- 2000/07/19
- A026406
- 2000/07/19
- A024590
- 1994/01/13
- A024591
- 1994/01/13
- A024592
- 1994/01/13
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| Accession Number | 1159-0 |
|---|---|
| Category | Decorative Arts |
| Bibliography | Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Nara National Museum: Supplement. Nara National Museum, 1999, 108p. (Japanese) |