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Tea Bowl, Named “Hashihime (Princess of the Bridge)” 

Exhibition information
There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

This massive tea bowl reflects the aesthetic trends of the late 1500s, when samurai warlords were battling each other while indulging in tea drinking. A simple painting of an arched bridge decorates the surface. The bowl’s name, Princess of the Bridge, may refer to a goddess who watches over the Uji Bridge near Kyoto.

Cultural property designation
Quantity
Artist
Mino ware, Shino style
Period/Century
Azuchi-Momoyama–Edo period, 16th–17th century
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Material
Glazed stoneware with underglaze brown
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon
Collection reference no.
G-4830
Genre
Ceramics
Category
Applied arts > Performing arts > Tea ceremony implements
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