Tea Bowl
ca. 1800-1850 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Tea bowl of earthenware with red glaze.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed |
| Brief description | Tea bowl, earthenware with red glaze; Japan, Kyoto (Raku type), Edo period, ca. 1800-1850 |
| Physical description | Tea bowl of earthenware with red glaze. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Raku' impressed on base |
| Gallery label | TEA BOWL
Earthenware with red glaze
Mark Raku impressed on base
Kyoto ware (Raku type)
JAPANESE; c.1800-1850
237-1877(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. |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Augustus Wollaston Franks and M. Shioda, Japanese Pottery. [London]: Chapman & Hall Ltd., 1880. South Kensington Museum Art Handbooks; 18.
Catalogue number 78 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 237-1877 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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