Water Jar with Peonies, Stoneware with overglaze enamel By Ninsei, Edo period, 17th century (Important Cultural Property)
Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
October 6, 2020 (Tue) - November 29, 2020 (Sun)
This thematic exhibition introduces tea bowls from the 17th century; the beginning of the Edo period (1603–1868). After the Azuchi-Momoyama (1567–1603) period, a time of experimental potters whose bowls have been described as audacious, the tea ceremony spread to various layers of society including the samurai, the imperial family and townspeople, who mutually influenced one another and further developed the tea ceremony in the Edo period. The appearance of ceramics in this new era embodies the tastes of these new practitioners and can be called harmonious.
Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
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Highlight | Tea Bowl | By Dōnyū (1599—1656) | Edo period, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige G-5338 | |||
Tea Bowl, Named "Kanoko" Madara (Fawn Speckles) | By Ichinyū (1640–96); Raku ware, black-Raku type | Edo period, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige G-5340 | ||||
Tea Caddy with Lugs, Known as “Odaimyo” | Seto ware | Edo period, 17th century | Gift of Mrs. Shiobara Chiyo G-5786 | ||||
Tea Bowl, Named "Sawarabi" | Totoya type, Korea | Joseon dynasty, 16th–17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige TG-2713 | ||||
Highlight | Tea Bowl, Kyogenbakama type; known as “Naniwazutsu” | Korea, Purportedly owned by Sen no Rikyu; formerly owned by the Konoike family | Joseon dynasty, 17th century | TG-2969 | |||
Gosu-Akae Bowl with Flowering Plants | Zhangzhou ware, China | Ming dynasty, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige TG-2550 | ||||
Highlight | Container for Thick Tea in the Shape of a Pail with Lotuses and Herons | Jingdezhen ware, Nankin-akae type, China, Passed down by the Kōnoike family | Ming-Qing dynasty, 17th century | Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige TG-2601 | |||
Highlight | Important Cultural Property | History of the Tea Bowl Bakohan | By Ito Togai (1670-1736) | Edo period, dated 1727 (Kyoho 12) | Gift of Mr. Mitsui Takahiro TG-2354-2 | ||
Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Water Jar with Peonies, Stoneware with overglaze enamel | By Ninsei | Edo period, 17th century | G-303 |