Tea bowl

Maker(s)
Artist: Wakao Toshisada (Japan, born 1933)
Historical period(s)
Showa era, ca. 1982
Medium
Stoneware with iron slip under feldspathic glaze
Style
Mino ware, Shino type
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8.6 x 14.4 x 13.8 cm (3 3/8 x 5 11/16 x 5 7/16 in)
Geography
Japan, Gifu prefecture, Tajimi
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Accession Number
S1988.54
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Bowl

Keywords
Japan, Mino ware, Shino type, Showa era (1926 - 1989), stoneware, tea
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Label

Wakao Toshidada was born in Tajimi, a town in the Mino region east of the city of Nagoya. His ceramics employ the materials and techniques of Shino ware, a product of Mino developed during the sixteenth century and favored for tea-ceremony utensils and tableware. Shino ware combines the local white clay with a translucent white glaze formulated from feldspar; its decoration incorporates iron pigment, either painted on or simply poured over the surface, as on this bowl.

Published References
  • Dr. Frederick Baekeland, Robert Moes. Modern Japanese Ceramics in American Collections. Exh. cat. New York and Münsterschwarzach, Germany, December 1993 - August 1994. cat. 23.
  • Unknown title. vol. 24, no. 1 Hong Kong, January-February 1994. p. 5, fig. 5.
Collection Area(s)
Contemporary Art, Japanese Art
Web Resources
Whistler's Neighborhood
Google Cultural Institute
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