Tea bowl, Black Raku ware
Maker
Unidentified artist
Dateca. 1880
MediumGlazed earthenware
Dimensions3 × 4 1/2 inches (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
CultureJapan
PeriodEdo period (1603–1867)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGeorge and Mary Rockwell Collection
Terms
- Ceramics
- Black Raku ware
- Japanese
Object number88.002.044
Label CopyRaku tea bowls are hand built instead of thrown on a wheel and their uneven surfaces, revealing the potter’s touch, are an important feature of Japanese tea aesthetics.Collections
17th century
Unidentified artist
Koryo Dynasty (918-1392); 12th or 13th century
