Ovoid Jar

mid- to late 1900s

Ovoid Jar, mid- to late 1900s. Morino Hiroaki (Taimei) (Japanese, b. 1934). Stoneware with red glaze and metallic resist overglaze decoration; diameter: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); overall: 28.7 cm (11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of T. Dixon Long 2000.160 The characters for ceramicist Morino's first name, 泰明, can be read Hiroaki or Taimei. In daily life, the artist uses Hiroaki, but his style name is Taimei.