Tea bowl, Black Raku ware
Maker
Unidentified artist
Dateca. 1810
MediumGlazed earthenware
Dimensions2 3/8 × 5 1/4 inches (6 × 13.3 cm)
CultureJapan
PeriodEdo period (1603–1867)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGeorge and Mary Rockwell Collection
Terms
- Ceramics
- Japanese
- Black Raku ware
Object number88.002.045
Label CopyA tea bowl with a wide opening, or hirachawan, is often used in the summer, as a bowl with a wider brim allows tea to cool faster.Collections
Unidentified artist
Koryo Dynasty (918-1392); 12th or 13th century
17th century
ca. 1850