Tea cup

Description

Tea-cup (chawan), stoneware with a matt brown slip and black iron oxide on the rim and patches on exterior, with a grey glaze on interior: Asia, East Asia, Japan, Tōhoku, Miyagi, Tsutsumi kiln, attributed to Kensō II, early 20th century

Museum reference

V.2022.191.41

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Tea cup

Production information

Tsutsumi, Kiln
Miyagi-ken, Japan, East Asia
Kensō II, Maker

Date

Early 20th century

Style / Culture

Taishō period, Japanese
Showa period, Japanese

Materials

Stoneware, Slip, Glaze

Credit

The Anne and David Hale Collection of Tōhoku Ceramics