Raku Tea Bowl, late Edo period, 19th century

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Medium

glazed earthenware

Dimensions

overall: 7.6 x 11.7 cm (3 x 4 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Harry G. Steele Collection, Gift of Grace C. Steele

Accession Number

1972.43.59

Artists / Makers

Japanese Edo Period (artist)

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Provenance

Harry G. Steele [1881-1942], Pasadena; his widow, Grace C. Steele [d. 1974]; gift 1972 to NGA.

Associated Names

Steele, Harry G., Mrs.
Steele, Harry Garfield

Technical Summary

This vessel was made in the traditional manner of coiling and has an intentionally uneven surface. The bowl is covered with a colorless glaze applied over an iron oxide slip. The foot-ring is wide, and both the foot-ring and the base are glazed.

Bibliography

1998: Bower, Virginia, Josephine Hadley Knapp, Stephen Little, and Robert Wilson Torchia. Decorative Arts, Part II: Far Eastern Ceramics and Paintings; Persian and Indian Rugs and Carpets. The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue. Washington, D.C., 1998: 268, color repro.