Tour
Docent Talks: Tsukubai and the Large Jar
Join us for an in-depth look at a key artwork from the collection.
Enliven your visit with an in-depth look at a key artwork from the collection.
Explore Japanese stone and ceramic design through a modern basalt fountain (Tsukubai) and a rustic, ash-glazed storage jar treasured by early tea masters.
Meet in gallery 31, Betty Bogart Contemplative Alcove (2nd floor).
This event is included with General Admission.
Image: Storage jar, 1400-1500. Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture, Japan. Muromachi period (1392-1573). Stoneware with natural ash glaze. Asian Art Museum, The Avery Brundage Collection, B66P38. Photograph © Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.