Teabowl

Hon'ami Kōetsu

early 17th century

Teabowl by Hon'ami Kōetsu

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 · 15581638

Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.

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