Height 11.8 cm, mouth diameter 12.5 cm, base diameter 7.6 cm
Tokyo National Museum
This is a rather large cylindrical tea bowl, wheel-thrown with a straight edge, the base is extremely low, and the tatami mats are carved out like a wide double base.
It is similar to Setoguro as well as the previous work, and is assumed to be an early Shino tea bowl. Under the thick glaze, a picture of a bridge and a picture of a shrine are clearly painted, and this kind of painted tea bowl is commonly called “Sumiyoshi-te” in reference to Sumiyoshi Shrine, which is famous for its bridge. In addition, Shino teabowls with Sumiyoshi-te are generally of a simple semi-tubular shape, and probably belong to a relatively early period among Shino teabowls with paintings. The area around the base of the bowl is slightly covered with clay, and there is a mark in the shape of a pine needle on the base of the bowl.
