Chinese Ceramics

Three-Legged Basin
Jun ware, China, Ming dynasty, 14th–15th century (Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige)

Asian Gallery (Toyokan) Room 5
January 2, 2025 (Thu) - April 20, 2025 (Sun)

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.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 9 results

	Designation	Name	Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
		Basin	Ru ware, China, Previously owned by Kawabata Yasunari	Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century	Gift of Mr. Katori Kuniomi and Mrs. Katori Yoshiko, TG-3051
	Important Cultural Property	Flower Vase in the Shape of a "Cong" Ritual Vessel	Guan ware, China, Passed down by the Owari Tokugawa clan	Southern Song dynasty, 12th–13th century	Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2167
Highlight		Dish with Lotus Flowers	Ding ware, China	Northern Song dynasty, 11th–12th century	Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-736
Highlight		Box with Vines	Yue ware, China	Northern Song dynasty, 11th century	Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-1349
Highlight		Three-Legged Basin	Jun ware, China	Ming dynasty, 14th–15th century	Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2169
Highlight		Flower Vase in the Shape of a "Zun" Ritual Wine Vessel	Longquan ware, China, Previously owned by the Mōri clan	Southern Song–Yuan dynasty, 13th century	TG-2968
	Important Art Object	Water Pitcher	Jingdezhen ware, China	Ming dynasty, 16th century	Gift of Mr. Sakamoto Gorō, TG-3053
		Bowl with Flowering Plants	Zhangzhou ware, China	Ming dynasty, 17th century	Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2550
Highlight		Dish with Flowers and Butterflies	Jingdezhen ware, China	Qing dynasty, 17th–18th century	Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, TG-987-2

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