“Tea leaf jar with view of Mt. Yoshino,” Nonomura Ninsei, 17th Century.
[ID: a rounded tea-leaf jar with a narrow opening and four small ornamental handles. it is glazed a creamy white/tan but embellished with a design of hills and blooming flowers in contrasting shades of green, red, and brassy gold. the slanting, layered brushstrokes on these hills add depth and texture, before each hill recedes into the jar’s background again. /end ID]