Tebachi (basket with handle)
Artist
Nin'ami Dohachi
(Japanese, 1783–1855)
DateLate Edo Period (1790–1868)
Mediumglazed stoneware with overglaze enamel decoration
Dimensions14.5 x 62.9 cm (5 11/16 x 24 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineAlexander H. Bullock Fund
Object number1997.26
DescriptionEnamel decoration of cherry blossoms and maple leavesLabel TextNin'ami Dohachi was a versatile artist who worked in a wide variety of styles. He revived the style Nonomura Ninsei, Kyoto's most important ceramic artist, introduced 150 years earlier. Ninsei opened his Kyoto workshop in 1647. His pots, decorated in polychrome and gold overglaze colors on a light ground, were made for the opulent tea ceremony of his patrons. Kyoto ceramics began in the seventeenth century after the Tokugawa shogunate brought peace and stability to the country. To this day rich color and free and unusual shapes characterize its wares. ProvenanceRichard Mellott, Larkspur, CA (Yanagi, Kyoto source)
On View
On view
late 14th–early 15th century
