Tea Bowl (chawan)
Location
Kyoto ware
Era
Edo period (1615-1868)-Meiji period (1868-1912)
Title
Tea Bowl (chawan)
Date
19th c.
Materials
Stoneware, painted decoration in underglaze blue, gilding over ash glazeFalse seal of "Ninsei"
Dimensions
7.7 cm (h.), 12.7 cm (diam.)
Credits
Adaline Van Horne Bequest, inv. 1944.Ee.6
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
This deep tea bowl is covered with ash glaze of various tones from bluish to pinkish cream and mottled areas that appeared during firing. The exterior is decorated with a motif of the saihai, or commander’s baton, which extends to the interior. The saihai indicates the supreme rank of the holder and was used as an auspicious symbol.
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