Minneapolis Institute of Art

Wash basin with legs

Japan

Date

1353 or 1413

Medium

Negoro ware, black- and red-lacquered zelkova (keyaki) wood

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The underside of this ceremonial wash basin (tarai), used for rinsing one’s hands in preparation for Buddhist ritual, is inscribed with the name Sanshitsubō (perhaps indicating the location at which it was used) and a cyclical date that corresponds to either 1353 or 1413 making this one of the oldest Negoro wash basins of its type in existence today Japan, Asia

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