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Hanging Vase

mid-19th century
Not on view
Nature is represented again in the hanging wall vase created for a flower arrangement. Covered in off-white lead and copper-based glazes, the body has a fine craquelure. The form of the vase, resembling a dried-out, wrapped leaf or fruit, or perhaps a nest, is somewhat irregular, and the rough texture of the clay was created by hand-shaping. Certain Tiffany designs manifest similarly dynamic shapes, and Moore favored such variegated coloration.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Hanging Vase
  • Period: late Edo (1615–1868)–early Meiji (1868–1912) period
  • Date: mid-19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Earthenware with lead and copper glazes
  • Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm); Diam. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. of foot 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
  • Object Number: 91.1.319
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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