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Jar with Fish and Aquatic Plants
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Important Cultural Property
Wide-Mouthed Storage Jar with Peony Vines
黄釉牡丹唐草文広口壺
At a glance — Ceramic · Nanbokuchō period, 14th century · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Seto ware.
Fact Sheet
- Designation
- Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
- Category
- Ceramics
- Date
- 1301–1400
- Creator
- Seto ware (瀬戸窯、瀬戸焼)
- Held by
- Tokyo National Museum
- Location
- Ueno, Tokyo
- Catalogue ID
- cobas-78383
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Artisans at the Seto kilns in central Japan specialized in crafting luxury ceramics based on Chinese porcelains and celadons. The shape and decoration of this storage jar were likely inspired by wine containers from Longquan, China. The peony flowers carved into the surface were considered symbols of wealth and social status throughout East Asia.
— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.
Record & Sources
- Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
- Catalogue ID: cobas-78383 (permanent)
- Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-78383
- Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
- Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Cite this page: “Wide-Mouthed Storage Jar with Peony Vines（黄釉牡丹唐草文広口壺）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-78383. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/wide-mouthed-storage-jar-with-peony-vines/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
- Genre: Ceramics
- Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
- Material: Stoneware with yellow glaze
- 員数: 1口
- 分類: 陶磁
- 品質形状: 陶製
- 法量: 高27.1 口径16.7 底径14.3
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