Okabe, Mineo. Water Jar, 1960. glazed stoneware (Oribe style), 16.6 x 16.1 x 16.8 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.). Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.198. Copyrighted undefined.

Water Jar

1960

Okabe Mineo

Okabe Mineo (Japanese, 1919–1990)

Japanese Art

Water Jar, 1960. Okabe Mineo (Japanese, 1919–1990). Glazed stoneware (Oribe style); 16.6 x 16.1 x 16.8 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift 2020.198 © Okabe Mineo Born in Seto, Aichi prefecture, Okabe was the son of influential potter Katō Tokurō (1897–1985).

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Okabe, Mineo
Classification: Ceramic
Formatted Medium: glazed stoneware (Oribe style)
Medium: glazed, stoneware, oribe, style
Dimensions: 16.6 x 16.1 x 16.8 cm (6 9/16 x 6 5/16 x 6 5/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Artist's mark incised in the shape of long cross Remark: The mark was incised in the wet clay during manufacture. Inscription: Box lid inscription: 織部水指　嶺男　嶺男（印） Translation: Oribe Water Jar; signed: Mineo; sealed: Mineo
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 2020.198
Credit Line: Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift
Exhibitions: Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined