Minneapolis Institute of Art

Vase in meiping shape

Japan

Date

13th century

Medium

Seto ware, Ko-Seto type, stoneware with natural ash glaze

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

瀬戸 Seto ware, 古瀬戸 Ko-Seto type The shape of this vase, produced at a Seto kiln in the 1200s, is modeled on earlier Chinese examples called “ meiping ” (literally, “plum vase”), characterized by wide bodies and shoulders with narrow necks. Stoneware pottery decorated with light green or yellow-green ash glazes was first produced at kilns in the Seto area of Owari Province (modern-day Aichi Prefecture) in the 1200s. Early examples of Seto ware, called “Ko-Seto, ” echo celadon-glazed porcelains from Song-dynasty China and Goryeo-dynasty Korea. Japan, Asia

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