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Tea Bowl

Tsujimura Shiro

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Shino ware was produced in the Mino area of Japan (in modern Gifu prefecture near Nagoya) during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1574–1600), mainly for the tea ceremony. Shino glazes, which are always thick, come in shades of red or gray, but white is the most popular. White Shino tea bowls were in high demand among tea masters, as the white color expresses purity and is considered a perfect presentation of the spirit of the tea ceremony.

Caption

Tsujimura Shiro (Japanese, born 1947). Tea Bowl, 2000. Glazed stoneware, Shino style, 3 15/16 x 5 in. (10 x 12.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Koichi Yanagi, 2003.67.4. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Tea Bowl

Date

2000

Period

Heisei Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Glazed stoneware, Shino style

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

3 15/16 x 5 in. (10 x 12.7 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Koichi Yanagi

Accession Number

2003.67.4

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Artists and makers

Tsujimura Shiro

17 works in the collection