Tea bowl (chawan) named Morning Light (Akebono)
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Japan
Japan
Tea bowl (chawan) named Morning Light (Akebono)
17th century
earthenware, ash glaze, gold, silver mends
Japan
Tea bowl (chawan) named Morning Light (Akebono)
17th century
earthenware, ash glaze, gold, silver mends
- Place made
- Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture, Japan
- Medium
- earthenware, ash glaze, gold, silver mends
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 13.0 cm (diam.)
- Credit line
- M.J.M. Carter AO Collection through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2019
- Accession number
- 20192C1(a&b)
- Signature and date
- Box, u.r., gold lacquer, ‘信楽’ in ‘shigaraki’ in Chinese script, ‘あけぼの’ ‘akebono’ in Japanese hiragana; l.r. in gold lacquer, ‘茶盌’ "[Chawan, in Chinese script]"; u.r., in ink on white sticker, "Vo2"; l.l. ink on white sticker, "Shigaraki" ‘TH’ ‘E9’
- Media category
- Ceramic
- Collection area
- Asian art - Japan