Teabowl

Hon'ami Kōetsu

17th century

Teabowl by Hon'ami Kōetsu

Medium

Clay; crackled glaze with markings; (Kyoto ware)

Dimensions

H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam. 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)

Classification

Ceramics

Culture & Period

Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Asian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Accession Number

29.100.628

About the Artist

Hon'ami Kōetsu · 15581638

Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.

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