Ninnami: tea bowl with standing crane design, Black glaze

Ninnami: tea bowl with standing crane design, Black glaze
Ninnami: tea bowl with standing crane design, Black glaze
Ninnami: tea bowl with standing crane design, Black glaze

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

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