Bowl, Nezumi-Shino type, Mino ware / Wagtail design, Mino ware, Nezumi-Shino type, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, 16th - 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
July 24, 2012 (Tue) - October 8, 2012 (Mon)
From Japan's first glazed ceramics of the Nara period to the various wares of the late Edo period, the exhibits will introduce the history of Japanese ceramics through masterworks according to time period and production sites.
Current exhibit includes:
Bowl, Nezumi-Shino type, Mino ware / Wagtail design, Mino ware, Nezumi-Shino type, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, 16th - 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Bowl with Handle, Sandbank shape / Mino ware, Oribe type, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Mino Susumu)
Water Jar Hitoe-guchi type; Known as "Shiba no Iori", Shigaraki ware, Azuchi-Momoyama period, 16th century (Important Cultural Property, Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Water Jar with Lugs, Known as "Tatsutagawa", Bizen ware, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, 16th - 17th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Cornered Tea Caddies, Poem design in underglaze blue, By Aoki Mokubei, Edo period, 19th century
Small Dishes, Three jars design in overglaze enamel, Nabeshima ware, Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Nakaji Sanpei, On exhibit through September 17, 2012)