Caption

Wan-nari type tea bowl wan-nari chawan, bowl on a low, round foot; rough surface; stoneware partly glazed with white milky and grey-bluish glaze with numerous spots and drips, gold lacquer veins. Fillings and gluing made with gold lacquer. 18th–19th century Edo period, Japan. Height 8.4 cm; diameter 13.5 cm. Japanese art; ceramics; chawan tea vessel., A ceramic bowl with a rounded body and a narrow foot sits on a reflective surface; its surface shows a mottled, weathered texture with areas of beige, off-white, brown, rust, and muted greenish-blue, and visible repaired cracks filled with a shiny golden material that form irregular lines and patches across the exterior.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A21_415

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Rights managed

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47.3Mb (968.5Kb) / 16.0in x 11.5in / 4814 x 3436 (300dpi)

Keywords

Wan-nari type tea bowl wan-nari chawan low round foot rough surface stoneware partly glazed white milky grey-bluish glaze numerous spots drips gold lacquer veins Fillings gluing gold lacquer 18th–19th century Edo period Japan Height 8.4 cm diameter 13.5 cm Japanese art ceramics chawan tea vessel ceramic bowl rounded body narrow foot sits reflective surface surface mottled weathered texture areas beige off-white brown rust muted greenish-blue visible repaired cracks filled shiny golden material form irregular lines patches across exterior.