Japanese Ceramic Jar Traditions
May 2026
These objects are all Japanese ceramic jars and vessels spanning from the Yayoi period through the Meiji period, representing various regional pottery traditions including Bizen, Shigaraki, Karatsu, Satsuma, Tokoname, and other historic Japanese ware types.
124 objects · 4 institutions
Apothecary's Bottle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1670s
Arita ware dish, Kakiemon style
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Arita-Ware Apothecary Bottle
Art Institute of Chicago
1670/80
Arita-Ware Covered Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
17th/18th century
Bottle
Metropolitan Museum of Art
19th century
Bottle
Cleveland Museum of Art
early 1600s
Bottle Vase with Plum and Chrysanthemum
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Bottle Vase: Seto Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600–1650
Bottle with Bird and Butterfly
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Bottle with Western Ships
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1800–1868
Bottle-Flask with Drums
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Chrysanthemum Censer
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Cooking Vessel
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 2500 BCE
Covered Jar with Chrysanthemums, Peonies, and Plum
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Covered Jar with Chrysanthemums, Peonies, and Plum
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Covered Jar with Chrysanthemums, Peonies, and Plum (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Deep Pot
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 2000–1000 B.C.
Deep Vessel
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 2500 BCE
Double Gourd Jar with Wooden Stopple
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s to mid-1800s
Fire-flame Cooking Vessel (Ka'en Doki)
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 2500 BCE
Flask in the Shape of a Fan
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Flower Pot
Metropolitan Museum of Art
19th century
Hexagonal Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Hexagonal Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Hirado Ware Sake Bottle with Design of Chrysanthemums
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
Hot Water Pot
Art Institute of Chicago
16th century
Hot Water Pot
Art Institute of Chicago
15th century
Iga-ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
late 16th century
Inverted Pear-Shaped Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1800s
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 100 BCE–100 CE
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
early to mid-1800s
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
early to mid-1800s
Jar
Metropolitan Museum of Art
19th century
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s-1800s
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
early to mid-1800s
Jar
Metropolitan Museum of Art
18th century
Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s-1800s
Jar ( lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
early to mid-1800s
Jar (Satsuma ware)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1868–1912
Jar (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
early to mid-1800s
Jar (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s-1800s
Jar with Butterflies
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1800s
Jar with Butterflies
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1800s
Jar with Butterflies (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1800s
Jar with Combed Design
Cleveland Museum of Art
400s–500s CE
Jar with Handles
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 2000 B.C.
Jar with Incised Combed Shoulder Designs: Bizen Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s–1500s
Jar with Scenes of Frolicking Xingxing
Cleveland Museum of Art
1302
Jar with Stopple
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s to mid-1800s
Jar with Wooden Cover
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s-1800s
Jar with Wooden Cover
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s-1800s
Jar with Wooden Cover (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s-1800s
Jar: Satsuma Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
early to mid-1800s
Jar: Satsuma Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
early to mid-1800s
Jug with Oblong Body: Sueki Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
700s
Kiyomizu-Type Sake Bottle with Design of Chrysanthemum Boy
Art Institute of Chicago
About 1770
Kutani-Style Arita Ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
17th century
Large Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Lid for a Water Container with Shell and Seaweed
Cleveland Museum of Art
1914–46
Medicine Bottle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1670s
Pair of Hexagonal Jars
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Pedestalled Dish
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1000–500 BCE
Plate: Seto Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s to mid-1800s
Pot with Spout
Art Institute of Chicago
c. 1000–300 B.C.
Rice Container: Ko Imari Type
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Sake Bottle
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid- to late 1600s
Sake Bottle with Three Figures
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1700s
Sake Bottle with Three Figures
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1700s
Sake Bottle with Three Figures (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1700s
Sake Bottle: Ryukyu Namban Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Sake Flask
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid- to late 1600s
Satsuma-Ware Water Jar (Mizusashi)
Art Institute of Chicago
18th century
Shigaraki-Ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
15th century
Shigaraki-Ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
16th century
Shigaraki-Ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
14th century
Square Bottle with Squirrel and Grapes
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Square Jar with Birds and Flowers
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Standing Figure of a Beauty: Arita Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1300s–1400s
Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1100s
Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1350–99
Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1500s
Storage Jar (Tsubo)
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1400s
Storage Jar (Tsubo)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Storage Jar (Tsubo)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Storage Jar, Echizen Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Storage Jar: Bizen Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1400s-early 1500s
Storage Jar: Sueki ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
700s
Storage Jar: Tamba Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Storage Vessel
Cleveland Museum of Art
1400s
Storage Vessel: Tokoname Ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
1100s
Takatori Ware Water Jar (Mizusashi)
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
Tamba-Ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
15th century
Tea Jar
Metropolitan Museum of Art
18th century
Tea Jar
Metropolitan Museum of Art
1680
Tea Jar
Metropolitan Museum of Art
ca. 1320 (?)
Tea Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1600
Tea Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid- to late 1600s
Tea Storage Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1573–1615
Tea Whisk-Shaped Sake Bottle
Cleveland Museum of Art
1660s–early 1670s
Teapot with Birds and Flowers
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Teapot with Birds and Flowers (base)
Cleveland Museum of Art
1700s
Tile Platform for Tea in Summer
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1600
Tokoname-Ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
15th century
Tokoname-Ware Jar
Art Institute of Chicago
14th century
Vase
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s-early 1700s
Vase
Cleveland Museum of Art
1600s
Vase with Floral, Insect, Bird, and Chinese Designs: Kakiemon Type
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Vessel
Cleveland Museum of Art
300s BCE
Water Container
Cleveland Museum of Art
early 1600s
Water Container (Mizusashi) with Riverscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1500s–early 1600s
Water Container (Mizusashi) with Riverscape
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1500s–early 1600s
Water Container (Mizusashi) with Riverscape (lid)
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1500s–early 1600s
Water Container with Shell and Seaweed
Cleveland Museum of Art
1914–46
Water Container with Shell and Seaweed
Cleveland Museum of Art
1914–46
Water Jar (mizusashi)
Art Institute of Chicago
19th century
Water Jar: Ko Tamba ware
Cleveland Museum of Art
mid-1500s
Water jar with five dancing figures and inscriptions
Rijksmuseum
c. 1800 - c. 1899
Wide-Mouth Jar
Cleveland Museum of Art
1300s
Wine Bottle with Plum and Pine Tree Design: Ko Imari Type
Cleveland Museum of Art
late 1600s
Wine Flask
Cleveland Museum of Art
c. 1300
Wine Pot
Cleveland Museum of Art
1615–1868