Japanese Tea, Coffee and Chocolate wares 18th Century

Object 2012636

Tea bowl

Japan

1700-1720

Height 42 mm (1.65 inch), diameter of rim 72 mm (2.83 inch), diameter of footring 33 mm (1.30 inch), weight 47 grams (1.66 ounce (oz.))

Tea bowl on footring, slightly flaring rim. Imari, decorated in underglaze blue, black, green and gray, translucent enamel colours, iron-red and gold. On the outside a fence near rockwork with various flowering plants, in the background a pavilion with trees and banners. On the footring two concentric circles, on the bottom a single flower spray in a doubble concentric circle. Marked on the base with the Chinese four-character mark featuring zhi. (Davison 1994, p.87)

Condition: A firing flaw and a short hairline to the rim.

Reference:

Davison 1994, p.87

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