Bowl with a Wagtail
- Exhibition information
- There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.
A potter coated this serving bowl with watery gray clay. This liquid, known as a “slip,” did not fully cover the bowl. Seeing the resulting white shape as a rock, the potter expertly scratched away some of the slip to depict a bird perching on the rock.
- Cultural property designation
- Important Cultural Property
- Quantity
- Artist
- Mino ware, Gray Shino style
- Period/Century
- Azuchi-Momoyama–Edo period, 16th–17th century
- Country/Origin
- Excavation site
- Material
- Stoneware with slip and glaze
- Size
- Inscriptions
- Donor
- Collection reference no.
- G-5730
- Genre
- Ceramics
- Category
On display: Ceramics
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On displayTea Scoop
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
October 6, 2026 (Tue)–
December 20, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayTea Scoop
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
October 6, 2026 (Tue)–
December 20, 2026 (Sun) -
On displayWide-Mouthed Storage Jar with Peony Vines
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
September 29, 2026 (Tue)–
January 24, 2027 (Sun) -
On displayPortable Dining Set with Dragons and Waves
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 3
September 29, 2026 (Tue)–
January 24, 2027 (Sun)