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Karatsu-style tea bowl

Datelate 18th–early 19th century
MediumGlazed stoneware
Dimensions5 1/2 x 3 1/8 inches (14 x 7.9 cm)
CultureJapan
PeriodEdo period (1603–1867)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Henry D. Rosin and Nancy Rosin
Terms
  • Ceramics
  • Stoneware
  • Japanese
Object number84.120.344
Label CopyThe invention of Karatsu ware is believed to be influenced by Korean ceramic techniques during the Japanese Invasion of Korea (1592–98). The shape of this tea bowl follows that of Korean bowls made by provincial kilns in the sixteenth century.
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