Kaneta Masanao (Japanese, born 1953). <em>Fresh Water Jar (Mizusashi)</em>, 1999. Hagi ware: Glazed Stoneware, 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (21.6 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Yanagi, 2002.39. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.39_side1_PS9.jpg)

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Kaneta Masanao (Japanese, born 1953). Fresh Water Jar (Mizusashi), 1999. Hagi ware: Glazed Stoneware, 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (21.6 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Yanagi, 2002.39. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.39_side1_PS9.jpg)

Fresh Water Jar (Mizusashi)

Kaneta Masanao

Asian Art

Hagi, in southwestern Japan, has been a ceramics center since the sixteenth century, when Japan forcibly relocated a group of potters from Korea to the area. The Korean artisans developed a ceramic type that is favored by tea-ceremony aficionados because its orange clay and pinkish glaze accentuate the green color of the matcha tea served. One distinctive quality often found on Hagi ware is glaze that separates during firing to create a complex landscape of bumps and fissures on the surface. Kaneta Masanao is a modern Hagi master who uses the traditional materials of the region to create dramatic, faceted forms carved from heavy blocks of clay.

ARTIST Kaneta Masanao, Japanese, born 1953

MEDIUM Hagi ware: Glazed Stoneware

Place Made: Hagi, Japan

DATES 1999

PERIOD Heisei Period

DIMENSIONS 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (21.6 x 21.6 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Asian Art

ACCESSION NUMBER 2002.39

CREDIT LINE Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Yanagi

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view

CAPTION Kaneta Masanao (Japanese, born 1953). Fresh Water Jar (Mizusashi), 1999. Hagi ware: Glazed Stoneware, 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (21.6 x 21.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Yanagi, 2002.39. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2002.39_side1_PS9.jpg)

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