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<p><em>Mizusashi</em> are jars used to hold water for the
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<pre>preparation of tea at tea gatherings. This one was
produced in the Mino area of present-day Gifu
prefecture in central Japan, and is considered one
of the finest of its type in existence, based on the
complex aesthetic sensibilities developed around the
tea ceremony in Japan. It is called a “picture Shino”
(<em>e-shino</em>) mizusashi, as it has an abstracted design
said to resemble an ink painting of reeds along a
river bank and small boats in a river on one side, and
a geometric pattern on the other. With its irregular
shape and thick, luminous glaze, it is of a variety
favored by eminent tea masters of the Momoyama
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