Buff clay, reddish brown on part of surface on one side. String-cutting mark visible on trimmed foot rim. Yellow ash glaze, appearing olive-green where thick, stained brown in crackles, ending in beads. Inside of foot rim unglazed. On inside wall, single brown streak of iron; in bottom, pool of dark green glaze with opaque bluish …
Buff clay. Foot trimmed in Jian-ware style. Ash glaze applied over iron slip, appearing golden brown edged with blackish brown; both glaze and slip ending evenly, well above foot; pool of blackish brown in bottom.
Buff clay concealed by iron wash. Foot trimmed in squared Jian-ware style. Dark brown iron glaze splashed with ash glaze, producing medium and golden brown spots; glaze ends evenly, well above foot. Foot unglazed. Gold lacquer and relief-sprinkled design (takamakie) lacquer repairs.
Fine-grained, buff clay. Ash glaze with large irregular crackle, appearing pale yellow-green where thin, olive-green where thicker or pooled in bottom. Foot completely glazed, with circular scar from clay firing ring.
Individual serving bowl. Clay: hard, ringing, grayish. Glaze: yellow over cream; thin overflows of brownish-olive. Underfired iron-ash glaze. On base, scar of clay ring used for stacking.
Fine-grained, buff clay, stained brown in bottom and lower sides. Ash glaze with large irregular crackle, appearing pale yellow-green where thin, olive-green were thicker or pooled in bottom. Foot completely glazed, with irregularly shaped circular scar from clay firing ring. Lacquer repairs on trim.
Buff clay concealed by iron wash. Ash glaze applied over overall iron slip, appearing opaque yellow-brown speckled with dark brown, ending evenly slightly below midline of body. Metal rim; brown lacquer repairs.
Fragment of a temmoku tea bowl (lower wall). Clay: buff stoneware. Glaze: dark brown-black iron glaze.
Fragment of a temmoku tea bowl (section of the lower wall). Clay: buff stoneware. Glaze; brown iron glaze, beading.
Tea bowl fragment, type from late ogama kiln, cheracterized by foot rim. Clay: light grey stoneware. Glaze: tenmoku.
