Brown Tea Bowl

anonymous, attributed to anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1749

The subtle shades of green, red and brown lend warmth to the seemingly rough and cold surface of this bowl. To give the colours depth, an additional layer of glaze was applied, here visible at the foot. The restrained colours contrast with the old, gold lacquer restoration on the rim.

  • Artwork typebowl, tea bowl
  • Object numberAK-MAK-674
  • Dimensionsheight 7.4 cm, diameter 14.1 cm, diameter 4.3 cm
  • Physical characteristicssteengoed met een roodgroen glazuur

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Teabowl with a red green glaze
    • Brown Tea Bowl

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-674

  • Description

    Theekom van steengoed, gedeeltelijk bedekt met een roodgroen glazuur. Het onderste deel van de kom is ongeglazuurd. Goudlakreparatie in de rand en wand. Raku.

Creation

  • Creation

    • potter: anonymous, Japan
    • potter: attributed to anonymous, Kyoto

  • Dating

    c. 1650 - c. 1749

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    steengoed met een roodgroen glazuur

  • Dimensions

    • height 7.4 cm
    • diameter 14.1 cm
    • diameter 4.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (Westendorp-Osieck bequest, 1968)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; art dealer Wagner, Berlin, 1907; collection of Herman Karel Westendorp (1868-1941), Amsterdam, 1941;{Note RMA.} his widow Betsy Westendorp-Osieck (1880-1968), Amsterdam, by whom bequeathed to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1968;{note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

Documentation

    • J. Fontein in Nederlandse Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek 1957, p. 241 e.v.
    • Menno Fitski, 'Ceramics for the Japanese tea ceremony in the Rijksmuseum', Andon (2009) nr. 86, p. 27-34, afb. 4.
    • Menno Fitski, 'Japanese art in the Westendorp-Osieck collection', Arts of Asia 38 (2008), nr. 4, p. 52, afb. 9.
    • Aziatische Kunst uit het legaat Westendorp (cat.). Bulletin van de Vereeniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst. Derde Serie 17-18 (1968), nr. 1.
    • Menno Fitski, 'H.K. Westendorp en zijn verzameling Aziatische kunst', Aziatische Kunst 31/2 (2001), pp. 30-39.

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  • Brown Tea Bowl
  • Brown Tea Bowl
  • Brown Tea Bowl