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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Tea Bowl

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl of stoneware, painted in brown over a crackled glaze. Outside is a border of rough vertical lines resembling a palisade.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, painted, glazed
Brief description
Tea bowl of stoneware, painted in brown over a crackled glaze; Japan, Seto/Mino, Edo period, 18th century
Physical description
Tea bowl of stoneware, painted in brown over a crackled glaze. Outside is a border of rough vertical lines resembling a palisade.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Style
Object history
From sale of the Charles Holme collection of Japanese pottery, 24 Sept., 1923, Lot 18A.
Production
Attribution from inventory
Collection
Accession number
C.606-1923

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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