Buncheong ware tea bowl, named Naruto

Iron-red stoneware tea bowl with white slip under clear glaze stamped and incised patterns inlaid with white slip.

Historical period(s)
Joseon period, 15th - 16th century
Medium
Stoneware with white slip under clear glaze; lacquer repairs
Style
Buncheong ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (tea bowl overall): 3.5 × 14.5 cm (1 3/8 × 5 11/16 in) Diam (tea bowl foot): 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in)
Geography
Korea, Gyeongsang-do province
Credit Line
The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2019.5.2a-i
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea bowl

Keywords
Buncheong ware, Joseon period (1392 - 1910), Korea, stoneware, tea ceremony, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Iron-red stoneware tea bowl with white slip under clear glaze stamped and incised patterns inlaid with white slip.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art, Korean Art
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