Tea bowl, pottery with greyish glaze, painted rim and hexagonal pattern in black on body. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/02/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Tea bowl, pottery with greyish glaze, painted rim and hexagonal pattern in black on body. [MOBB [OPS move] 29/02/2016]
Long description: Tea bowl, pottery with greyish glaze, painted rim and hexagonal pattern in black on body. The foot is unglazed, and the maker's mark is stamped there. [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 1975
Date collected: circa 1975
Acquisition information: Donated: 02/1996
Materials and processes: Material Pottery, Material Pigment, Process Thrown, Process Glazed, Process Stamped, Process Painted
Dimensions: Length x Width 119 x 73 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1996.17.33
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.