Teabowl
Hon'ami Kōetsu
early 17th century
Medium
Earthenware covered with light red glaze (Raku ware)
Dimensions
H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics
Culture & Period
Japan · Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.118.64
About the Artist
Hon'ami Kōetsu · 1558–1638
Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.