8 UMMA Objects
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Tenmoku ware bottle with 'oilspot glaze',egg shaped base and long, narrow, cylinder neck.
Katō Kōbei V
Tall narrow-necked bottle with oil spot glaze
1950 – 1963
Gift of the artist
1963/2.66
Stoneware tea bowl with short foot that flares out into the base of the tea bowl, and bends gently back inwards, until flaring slightly at the lip of the piece.  Underglaze design of a circle and stylized design or plant decorates the side of the bowl.
Old Mashiko Ware
Mashiko Ware Teacup (style of Hamada Shôji)
1950 – 1960
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Spurr
2003/2.18
Metal lion with flowing mane and tail.  Gold inlaid spits decorate his body and color his eyes.  The lion's head is thrown impossibly backwards, allowing a view of the head as if from above.  The golden eyes look upwards.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Obidome (obi brooch) in shape of dancing lion
1950 – 1975
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.368
Metal brooch in the shape of a fan with incised and inlaid decor, including floral designs.  "Bodai no tame" is inscribed along with the artist's signature, Taniguchi Haruki, and indecipherable characters.
Taniguchi Haruki
Fan shaped obidome (obi brooch), inscribed bodai no tame
1950 – 1975
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.369
Footed stoneware bowl with tenmoku 'oil spot' glaze and unglazed foot.  The bowl black tenmoku glaze blends to brown at the flared rim.
Hara Masao
Tea bowl with flaring rim
1975 – 1980
Gift of Mr. Masao Hara
1980/2.164
Silk crepe repp with interwoven brown and silver- and gold-colored synthetic metallic threads in the design of chrysanthemum blossoms.  Lining is plain weave silk for upper half; purple for lower half and inner cuffs.
Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Dark purple kimono with overall jacquard woven pattern of chrysanthemums in dark brown, silver, and gold
1930 – 1950
Gift of Howard and Patricia Yamaguchi
2005/1.393

Albert Mullen
Untitled
1965 – 1975
Museum purchase made possible by the Jean Paul Slusser Memorial Fund
1985/2.86
Teabowl with brown/black tenmoku glaze and golden leaf design on interior.
Arao Tsunezô
Teabowl with leaf stencil design
1955 – 1965
Museum Purchase
1965/1.155
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