Lidded jar by Karl Martz, 1972.
Permanent Collection of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum (2025).
Made in Mashiko, Japan while on sabbatical (see timeline).
The design was inspired by the work of Totaro Sakuma and Shoji Hamada.
The brown/black glaze is Japanese "kaki" (persimmon).
Influenced by the work of Totaro Sakuma in the Mingei (folk) tradition.