Lobed Dish, Glazed stoneware, Yue ware, China, Five Dynasties period, 10th century
Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
November 9, 2021 (Tue) - March 21, 2022 (Mon)
This section of the gallery explores the history of Chinese ceramics, spanning the 7th to 19th century. The objects on view are rotated on a regular basis, but typically feature examples of fine porcelain made for the imperial household at the Jingdezhen imperial kilns alongside objects produced for commercial purposes in private kilns and elsewhere.
| Designation | Name | Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance |
Period | Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number |
CMT | ||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Bowl with Cranes and Clouds, Porcelain with gold | Ding ware, China, Reportedly found in Korea | Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century | Gift of Mr. Inoue Tsuneichi and Mrs. Inoue Fumiko, TG-2919 | ||
| Dish, Celadon glaze | Ru ware, China, Formerly owned by Kawabata Yasunari | Northern Song dynasty, 11th-12th century | Gift of Mr. Katori Kuniomi and Mrs. Katori Yoshiko, TG-3051 | ||||
| Highlight | Important Cultural Property | Lobed Bowl | Guan ware, China | Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-1234 | ||
| Highlight | Important Art Object | Ewer, Design in overglaze enamel and gold | Jingdezhen ware, China | Ming dynasty, 16th century | Gift of Mr. Sakamoto Goro, TG-3053 | ||
| Highlight | Pillow with Figures in a Landscape, Stoneware with transparent glaze on underglaze brown and white slip | Cizhou ware, China; Stamped "Zhang Family Studio" | Yuan dynasty, 13th–14th century | Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-792 | |||
| Highlight | Dish with a Pair of Fish, Glazed stoneware | Longquan ware, China | Southern Song dynasty, 13th century | Private collection | |||
| Highlight | Lobed Ewer, Porcelain | Jingdezhen ware, China | Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century | Private collection | |||
| Highlight | Lobed Dish, Glazed stoneware | Yue ware, China | Five Dynasties period, 10th century | TG-2966 |