Large Tea Bowl
Location
Kyoto ware
Era
Edo period (1615-1868)
Title
Large Tea Bowl
Date
18th c.
Materials
Stoneware
Dimensions
9.1 cm (h.), 14.3 cm (diam.)
Credits
Adaline Van Horne Bequest, inv. 1944.Dp.47
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
The elegant form of this large tea bowl, created on the potter’s wheel, and the painted decoration that adorns its surface – natural motifs depicted in multicolour overglaze enamels on a black background – must have been inspired by the style of the Kyoto master potter Nonomura Ninsei (active about 1646-1677). Ninsei’s style became highly popular, and many later Kyoto potters created works in tribute to the master.
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