Pair of tenmoku tea bowls, one named Byakugō; modern lacquer stand with gold rim

Maker(s)
Artist: Nakamura Shoetsu
Historical period(s)
Southern Song or Yuan dynasty (bowls) and Showa era (stand), 13th-14th century and 20th century
Medium
Stoneware with iron glaze and metal rim; lacquered wood with gold powder
Style
Jian ware
Dimensions
H x Diam (tenmoku teabowl with gold rim): 6.3 × 12.5 cm (2 1/2 × 4 15/16 in) D (tenmoku teabowl foot): 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in) H x Diam (black lacquered wooden stand): 6 × 15.5 cm (2 3/8 × 6 1/8 in)
Geography
China, Fujian province
Credit Line
The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Study Collection
Accession Number
FSC-P-6978.1a-g-3a-t
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Tea bowl; lacquer stand

Keywords
Japan, Jian ware, Song dynasty (960 - 1279), tea ceremony, The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Collection Area(s)
Japanese Art
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