Tea Bowl

19th century H: 3 3/4 in. (9.6 cm) Citation Source image

Raku ware such as this bowl is a renowned type of Japanese pottery. This pottery type was highly appreciated by tea masters in Japan for being hand-sculpted, which in their opinion lent a purity and unpretentiousness to the objects. Furthermore, the rustic and minimalist chara...

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16006
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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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