Ceramics - Ceramics of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo Periods -
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Japanese Gallery (Honkan) Room 13
June 7, 2005 (Tue) - September 4, 2005 (Sun)The splendidly decorated Edo period ceramics and characteristic tea ceremony wares of the Azuchi-Momoyama period are highlighted.
Current exhibition includes:
Dish, Kakiemon type, Imari ware, Fruits design in overglaze enamels, Edo period, dated 1673 - 81 (Important Art Object, Gift of Dr. Yokogawa Tamisuke)
Bowl in the Shape of Warizansho (cracked Japanese pepper), Agano ware, White opaque glaze, Azuchi-Momoyama - Edo period, 17th century (Private collection)
Square Dish, Chinese poet watching sea gulls in underglaze iron, By Ogata Korin and Shinsei, Edo period, 18th century (Important Cultural Property)
Bowl, Pegasus design with three-color glaze, By Eiraku Hozen, Edo period, 19th century (Gift of Mr. Naito Toshinori)
Tea Bowl in the Shape of a Shoe, Oribe type, Mino ware, Known as "Kakutaro", Edo period, 17th century (Gift of Mr. Matsunaga Yasuzaemon)