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1996.17.28

Tea bowl, flat, spreading form, pottery with cream crackle glaze. The foot is unglazed, and the maker's mark is stamped here. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/02/2016]

1996.17.28

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Collection type
Object
Description
Tea bowl, flat, spreading form, pottery with cream crackle glaze. The foot is unglazed, and the maker's mark is stamped here. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/02/2016]
Geographical reference
Japan
Asia > Eastern Asia > Japan
Cultural groups
Japanese
Person
Field collector John Lowe
PRM source John Lowe
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1980
Date collected
circa 1980
Acquisition information
Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Thrown, Process Glazed, Process Stamped
Dimensions
Length x Width 137 x 59 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1996.17.28
Research and responses

For a history of the tea ceremony or chanoyu, and a general description of tea bowls see donor's typescript catalogue pp. 4 - 5.

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Food and Drink, Bowl, Tea Accessory, Food Accessory

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