Tea Bowl, Hagi Ware

Kaneta Masanao

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

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Tea Bowl, Hagi Ware

Date

1993

Period

Heisei Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Stoneware with whititish-pink glaze

Classification

Ceramic

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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