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Wide-mouthed bowls were used for consuming whipped tea such as that imbibed during the tea ceremony. Karatsu ware like this was among the most prized of such tea bowls. The port city of Karatsu in Saga prefecture in Kyushu was known for its kilns that produced high-fired, Korean-style glazed pottery. The Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea in 1592 and 1597, returning with families of Korean potters as spoils of war. This region was one of the sites where these potters were resettled.
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151303
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Tea Bowl
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151303
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Tea Bowl
description
Wide-mouthed bowls were used for consuming whipped tea such as that imbibed during the tea ceremony. Karatsu ware like this was among the most prized of such tea bowls. The port city of Karatsu in Saga prefecture in Kyushu was known for its kilns that produced high-fired, Korean-style glazed pottery. The Japanese ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea in 1592 and 1597, returning with families of Korean potters as spoils of war. This region was one of the sites where these potters were resettled.
date
c. 1600
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
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Q79934586
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); Overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)
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Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)
accession
1983.158
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Glazed stoneware (Karatsu ware)
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Tea Bowl, c. 1600. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). Glazed stoneware (Karatsu ware); diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); overall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Iwao and Takako Setsu in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1983.158
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Japanese Art
citations
citation
Turner, Evan H. “Year in Review for 1983.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 71, no. 2 (February 1984): 38–79.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 79, no. 268; Reproduced: p. 63
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
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Mentioned and reproduced: P. 244
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Gift of Iwao and Takako Setsu in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
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2026-05-29 07:48:54.832000
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151303
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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Glazed stoneware (Karatsu ware)
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