Tea bowl

Description

Tea bowl of grey earthenware or stoneware with a crackled glaze, decorated with a chestnut in underglaze blue and gilt: Japan, Yokohama, by Miyagawa Hanzan (Makuzu Kozan II), 1900 - 1940

Museum reference

A.1956.1324

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tea bowl

Production information

Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan, East Asia

Date

First half 20th century

Materials

Ceramic

Physical description

Hard grey earthenware or stoneware, glaze, blue and gilt

Associations

Previous owner: Alexander, William Cleverly, 1840 - 1916

Exhibitions

• Making and Creating (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

On display

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