Red Raku cylindrical tea bowl in the manner of Kōetsu

Red Raku earthenware cylindrical tea bowl (tsutsujawan) with hand-carved foot, glassy interior and crazed exterior surface, and prominent black patch on upper portion of outer vessel wall.

Maker(s)
Artist: Raku Sanyū VI (1685-1739)
Historical period(s)
Edo period, 1700-1739
Medium
Earthenware with Red Raku glaze
Style
Raku ware
Dimensions
H x W x D (tea bowl overall): 10 × 9 × 8.5 cm (3 15/16 × 3 9/16 × 3 3/8 in) Diam (tea bowl foot): 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Kyoto
Credit Line
The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F2019.5.7a-j
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea bowl (tsutsujawan)

Keywords
earthenware, Japan, Raku ware, Taisho era (1912 - 1926), tea ceremony, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Red Raku earthenware cylindrical tea bowl (tsutsujawan) with hand-carved foot, glassy interior and crazed exterior surface, and prominent black patch on upper portion of outer vessel wall.

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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