Large Baluster Jar with a Hawk on the Lid in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, September 2010

Title/Object Name: Large Baluster Jar with Figure of Hawk on Lid

Culture: Japan

Period: Edo period (1615–1868)

Date: late 17th–early 18th century

Medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration, overglaze enamels, and gold (Arita ware, Ko
Imari type)

Dimensions: H. 29 5/8 in. (75.2 cm); Diam. 14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm)

Classification: Ceramic

Credit Line: Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry Collection, Bequest of Dr. and Mrs. Roger G. Gerry, 2000

Accession Number: 2002.447.67a, b

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