Accession Number1972/2.85
TitleRaku Style Red Tea Bowl with 'Raku' Seal
Artist(s)JapaneseArtist NationalityJapanese (culture or style)Object Creation Date19th centuryMedium & Supportearthenware with rose-colored glazeDimensions 3 3/16 in. x 5 3/8 in. x 5 5/16 in. ( 8.1 cm x 13.6 cm x 13.5 cm )
Credit LineTransfer from the College of Architecture and DesignLabel copySince the late sixteenth century, red has competed with black as a favored color for teabowls. Red bowls come in an astonishingly wide range of colors, from a rusty orange to a pale pink. They are made with a clear glaze over red slip (thin, watery clay). Although this bowl bears a seal reading "raku," here it probably indicates the style rather than the maker of the bowl. Similarities to pottery made in western Japan suggest that this bowl may come from a workshop in the Hagi or Karatsu area. The bowl demonstrates the wide appeal of the Raku technique to tea practitioners of late Edo-period Japan.
Exhibited in "Japanese Costumes & Ceramics, Past & Present," October 2001-February 2002. Maribeth Graybill, Senior Curator of Asian Art
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Keywords
bowl