The Spectacular Luster of Gold and Silver Ceramics

Large Vase with a Dragon and a Tiger, By Takeuchi Ginshū, Meiji era, 1892 (Gift of the Japan Delegate Office for the Chicago World's Fair)

Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 14
October 22, 2024 (Tue) - December 1, 2024 (Sun)

This thematic exhibition features ceramics decorated with gold and silver sheen. On display are works from China, where porcelain was first produced in the world, and works of Islamic porcelain, which used oxidized copper and silver as coloring agents to create a lustrous, metallic shine on the surface. Also on view are gold- and silver-decorated Japanese porcelain and stoneware, which have continued to progress with evolving methods since the 1600s. Through these works, you can come to appreciate the unique and profound qualities of Japanese ceramics.

Major Work(s) on Exhibit 8 results

	Designation	Name	Creation/ Excavation/ Provenance	Period	Acquisition/ Ownership/ Accession Number	CMT
Highlight		Large Vase with a Dragon and a Tiger	By Takeuchi Ginshū (1831–1913)	Meiji era, 1892	Gift of the Japan Delegate Office for the Chicago World's Fair, G-136
		Tenmoku Tea Bowl with a “Hare’s-Fur” Glaze	Jian ware, China	Southern Song dynasty, 12th–13th century	Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2496
Highlight		Water Dropper with Flowering Plants	Jingdezhen ware, China, Passed down by the Sakai clan of Wakasa Province	Ming dynasty, 16th century	Gift of Mr. Hirota Matsushige, TG-2529
		Bowls	Jingdezhen ware, China	Ming dynasty, 16th century	TG-2177
Highlight	Important Cultural Property	Jar for Tea Leaves with the Moon and Plum Blossoms	Studio of Ninsei	Edo period, 17th century	G-40
Highlight		Sake Bottle with a Landscape	Imari ware	Edo period, 17th century	G-5044
		Stacked Food Boxes with Camellias, Pines, Bamboo, and a Blooming Plum Tree	Kyoto ware	Edo period, 18th century	G-41
Highlight		Tea Bowls for the New Year	By Tannyū (1795–1854); red Raku style	Edo period, 19th century	Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke, G-1098

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