Height 8.8cm, mouth diameter 11.9cm x 13.0cm, base diameter 6.3cm x 7.0cm
MOA Museum of Art
Shigaraki tea bowls come in a variety of styles, but this tea bowl was made by painting and firing clay with high iron content. The mouth is distorted into an incorrect triangular shape, and one side of the body is narrowed, and a large, sturdy stand is attached, but the use of spatula around the waist and inside the stand is quite skillful.
The influence of Raku tea bowls and Shino tea bowls can be seen in the workmanship, and it is thought that it was probably made around the Keicho period. The clay skin is dark purple-brown in color, and a part of the body and the base are covered with a reddish ash glaze of the color of decayed leaves. On the front of the box lid, the inscription “Shikaraki Hatsushigure” is inscribed in gold powder script. The author is unknown.
