Height 9.5cm, Diameter 9.7cm, Foot diameter 5.4cm
Tokyo National Museum
It is said that this type of tea bowl, with cranes and other designs in white on a black background, was inspired by the style of Kenzan. This is a hand-kneaded tea bowl, with a standing crane design in white glaze on one side of the body, and black glaze on the entire surface. A whorl-patterned cape stands out from the roughly-made foot ring, and the name “Do-hachi” is carved on the rim of
