Tea bowl

Maker(s)
Artist: Takatori Seizan XI (1908-1982)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, circa 1980
Medium
Stoneware with iron and rice-straw-ash glazes
Style
Takatori ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (overall): 7.3 x 11.1 cm (2 7/8 x 4 3/8 in)
Geography
Japan, Fukuoka prefecture
Credit Line
Gift of Takatori Seizan XI
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-2215a-c
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea bowl

Keywords
Japan, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware, Takatori ware, tea
Provenance

To 1981
Takatori Seizan XI (1908-1982), Japan. [1]

From 1981
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Takatori Seizan XI, Japan. [2]

Notes:

[1] Takatori Seizan XI (1908-1982), the head of the Takatori workshop donated the tea bowl in 1981. See Curatorial Remark 1 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Takatori Seizan XI 1908-1982

Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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