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

This tea bowl, relatively large with a strong cylindrical form, has a design of a bridge and hut applied with liberal strokes of the brush. The bold form represents an older style among Shino ware.

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