Tea Bowl (Chawan)
Culture
Japanese
Date19th century
Mediumearthenware with reddish-grey glaze
Dimensions7.6 x 11.4 cm (3 x 4 1/2 in.)
ClassificationsCeramics
Markingsstamp with character for raku
Credit LineGift in memory of Henry Stuart and Jeanne Hatch Michie by their two daughters, Jean Michie Crafts and Anne Michie Fairbank
Terms
Object number1984.27
DescriptionRaku ware tea bowl. reddish with gray streaking in glaze (carbon trapped).ProvenanceJeane Michie Crafts, and Anne Michie Fairbank
On View
On view
Chinese
12th or 13th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) or Southern song dynasty (1127–1279)
Chinese
12th or 13th century, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) or Southern song dynasty (1127–1279)
Chinese
first half of the 8th century, Tang dynasty (618–906)
Chinese
Daoguang period (1821–1850) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
South China
Qianlong period (1736–1795) of the Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Chinese
late 11th century –early 12th century, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)