Tea Bowl
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Object Label
Koie Ryōji often works with the elements of the Oribe style—light-colored clay, green glaze, and brown and white decoration—but he does not employ the pictorial motifs usually found on Oribe wares, and he allows the colors to bubble and flow to a degree that would have been unacceptable to Momoyama-period Oribe artists. Koie is celebrated for his experimental methods and spontaneous, expressive forms.
Caption
Koie Ryoji (Japanese, 1938–2020). Tea Bowl, 2005. Stoneware with glaze; oribe ware, 4 5/16 x 5 7/8 in. (11 x 15 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter, 2013.83.27. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Collection
Collection
Artist
Title
Tea Bowl
Date
2005
Period
Heisei Period
Geography
Place made: Japan
Medium
Stoneware with glaze; oribe ware
Classification
Dimensions
4 5/16 x 5 7/8 in. (11 x 15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Shelly and Lester Richter
Accession Number
2013.83.27
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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