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Teabowl

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)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

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

Classification

Ceramics

Department

Asian Art

Culture

Japan

Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

About Hon'ami Kōetsu

1558–1638Japan

Famed as a calligrapher, artist, and sword connoisseur.