Teabowl
Hon'ami Kōetsu
17th century
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 · 1558–1638
Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.