White Raku tea bowl, named Hekidō
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Period
1919 -
Geography
Japan -
Material
Earthenware, Raku glaze -
Dimension
H x Diam (tea bowl overall): 8.2 × 12.2 cm (3 1/4 × 4 13/16 in) -
Accession Number
F2019.5.1a-j -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F2019.5.1a-j
Object Details
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Artist
Sen Soshitsu XIII 十三代目千宗室 (1872-1924) -
Description
Earthenware half-cylinder tea bowl, white Raku glaze, black floral motif and faint iron-red bamboo motif decorations, artist's signature on back, artist's seal impressed on unglazed clay on exterior base. -
Marks
artist's cipher applied in black on back exterior wall; artist's seal impressed on area of unglazed clay on exterior base -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea (December 9, 2023 - ongoing) -
Origin
Japan -
Credit Line
The Kinsey Chanoyu Collection, Gift of Gregory Kinsey -
Type
Vessel -
On View
Freer Gallery 20a: Knotted Clay: Raku Ceramics and Tea -
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