Tea Bowl
1700-1800 (made)
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The use of white slip inlay on this bowl mimics the technique used to create the designs on stamped punch'ong ceramics made in Korea during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The freely expressive aesthetic of punch'ong decoration was cherished by tea ceremony masters in Japan and similar wares were crafted there to meet demand.
As with Korean punch'ong wares, the design was quickly created by stamping and incising a pattern into the surface of the bowl. Creamy white slip (liquid clay) was then applied. With the excess slip removed, the inlaid decoration stands crisply visible against the body of the bowl.
As with Korean punch'ong wares, the design was quickly created by stamping and incising a pattern into the surface of the bowl. Creamy white slip (liquid clay) was then applied. With the excess slip removed, the inlaid decoration stands crisply visible against the body of the bowl.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, stamped and inlaid |
| Brief description | Cer, Japan, stamped and inlaid stoneware bowl, about 1700-1800 |
| Physical description | Stoneware bowl with footring, stamped and inlaid with creamy slip under clear glaze. Interior decoration consists of a central circle with seven stamped flower heads surrounded by concentric rings and a band of stamped decoration. Stamped scroll design and two concentric rings at rim. The external decoration consists of a broad band of flowers and foliate scrolls with concentric rings and linear designs towards the rim. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Frank Brangwyn, RA |
| Summary | The use of white slip inlay on this bowl mimics the technique used to create the designs on stamped punch'ong ceramics made in Korea during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The freely expressive aesthetic of punch'ong decoration was cherished by tea ceremony masters in Japan and similar wares were crafted there to meet demand. As with Korean punch'ong wares, the design was quickly created by stamping and incising a pattern into the surface of the bowl. Creamy white slip (liquid clay) was then applied. With the excess slip removed, the inlaid decoration stands crisply visible against the body of the bowl. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.402-1940 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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