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Bowl in the Shape of a Gourd, Kyoto Ware

Nin'ami Dohachi

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Object Label

Nin’ami Dōhachi is the most celebrated member of the Dōhachi family of potters, who were active in Kyoto for many generations. He made wares that reference the techniques and styles practiced by Ogata Kenzan a hundred years earlier, but with motifs that come closer to mimicking nature. This elegant gourd-shaped bowl would have been used for serving food in a multicourse kaiseki meal.

Caption

Nin'ami Dohachi (Japanese, 1783–1855). Bowl in the Shape of a Gourd, Kyoto Ware, mid–19th century. Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide decoration, 3 7/16 x 7 5/16 x 9 3/8 in. (8.8 x 18.5 x 23.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Charles A. Brandon, by exchange, 1994.93. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Title

Bowl in the Shape of a Gourd, Kyoto Ware

Date

mid–19th century

Period

Late Edo Period

Geography

Place made: Japan

Medium

Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide decoration

Classification

Ceramic

Dimensions

3 7/16 x 7 5/16 x 9 3/8 in. (8.8 x 18.5 x 23.8 cm)

Signatures

The potter's signature and seal on the cover of the original storage box for the piece

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Charles A. Brandon, by exchange

Accession Number

1994.93

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Nin'ami Dohachi

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