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

Tea Bowl

ca. 1811-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tea bowl of earthenware, partly covered with red and green glazes, incised with foliage and decorated in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, incised, glazed, gilt
Brief description
Tea bowl, earthenware with red and green glazes and decoration in gold; possibly made by Raku Tannyu (1795-1854), Kyoto, Raku type, Edo period, ca. 1811-1850
Physical description
Tea bowl of earthenware, partly covered with red and green glazes, incised with foliage and decorated in gold.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Raku' impressed on base
Gallery label
TEA BOWL Earthenware with red and green glazes and decoration in gold Mark Raku impressed on base Kyoto ware (Raku type), possibly by Raku Tannyu (1795-1854) JAPANESE; c.1811-1850 245-1877(As at 2005)
Object history
Purchased from the Japanese Commissioners for the Philadelphia Exposition of 1876, accessioned in 1877. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.
Subject depicted
Association
Bibliographic reference
Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18. Catalogue number 86
Collection
Accession number
245-1877

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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