Küchū: tea bowl with Mt. Fuji design, Shigaraki ware

Küchū: tea bowl with Mt. Fuji design, Shigaraki ware

Height 8.7cm, Bore 11.4-11.9cm, Base 3.8-4.6cm in diameter
Nezu Museum
 This is a masterpiece of Shigaraki tea bowl in the air. It is a masterpiece of Shigaraki tea bowls made from the Momoyama period to the early Edo period, with a semi-tubular shape, a round waist, and a small base. The mouth rim is wide with a high and low level, and the entire surface is unevenly and thinly coated with ash glaze, with a character in the air nailed to the base.

Go back
Facebook
Twitter
Email