Tea Bowl, Totoya type; Known as "Sawarabi", Joseon dynasty, 16th–17th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 4
February 26, 2020 (Wed) - May 17, 2020 (Sun)
This gallery highlights the way of tea through its various art works such as paintings and calligraphy, vases, vessels for kaiseki meals, kettles, tea caddies, and tea bowls.
Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
Highlight | Tea Bowl, Named "Sawarabi" | Totoya type, Korea | Joseon dynasty, 16th–17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige TG-2713 | |||
Highlight | Water Jar with Notched Mouth | Mino ware, Shino type | Azuchi-Momoyama–Edo period, 16th–17th century | Private collection | |||
Highlight | Tea Bowl, Named "Kanoko"Madara (Fawn Speckles) | By Ichinyū; Raku ware, black-Raku type | Edo period, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige G-5340 | |||
Highlight | Set of Dishes ("Mukōzuke") with Plum Trees | Jingdezhen ware, China; "Tenkei-akae" type | Ming dynasty, 17th century | Private collection | |||
Highlight | Gourd-Shaped Sake Bottles with Auspicious Motifs | Imari ware | Edo period, 17th century | G-1794 |