Tea bowl

Description

Tea bowl of Raku stoneware on a low foot with a dark brown glaze, an impressed mark: Japan, late 19th century

Museum reference

A.1881.47.27

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tea bowl

Production information

Japan, East Asia

Date

Late 19th century

Materials

Stoneware

Physical description

Stoneware, dark brown glaze

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Looking East: The Lady Ivy Wu Gallery (29 Jul 2011 - 08 Jun 2014)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Jane Wilkinson and Nick Pearce, Harmony & Contrast: A Journey through East Asian Art (National Museums of Scotland, 1996), p.48

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, exploring east asia