Tea Bowl, Hagi Ware
Object Label
Kaneta Masanao forms his pieces using the kurinuki technique, which involves scooping, pinching, and scraping a block of clay into the desired shape. Like many other Japanese studio potters, Masanao sees a close link between sculpture and ceramic art.
Caption
Kaneta Masanao (Japanese, born 1953). Tea Bowl, Hagi Ware, 1993. Stoneware with whititish-pink glaze, 4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (11.4 x 13.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Natalie and Greg Fitz-Gerald, 1998.179.1.
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Artist
Title
Tea Bowl, Hagi Ware
Date
1993
Period
Heisei Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Stoneware with whititish-pink glaze
Classification
Dimensions
4 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (11.4 x 13.7 cm)
Signatures
Impressed potter's mark "Masa" (stylized design of the first character of the artist's first name) on side.
Credit Line
Gift of Natalie and Greg Fitz-Gerald
Accession Number
1998.179.1
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