
Collection Online as of August 16, 2022
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Glazed stoneware
Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.); Overall: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.)
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1975.170.b
not on view
Old Seto, also called Koseto ware, was typically coated with an ash glaze in the mineral feldspar, which produced a yellow or grayish-green glaze. This palette appealed to medieval Buddhist priests and samurai alike. The practice of burning incense in religious, court, and domestic settings dates from the early 700s in Japan.