Square bowl with pattern of hanging vines and fruit, 17th century
Unknown Japaneseexpand_more
Shino ware; stoneware with underglaze ironexpand_more
Gift of funds from the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundationexpand_more 98.116
Not on Viewexpand_more
During the sixteenth century, the potters of Mino, near Nagoya, developed a number of new ceramic styles for use in the tea ceremony. Shino ware was characterized by a thick, snowy surface which resulted from a feldspathic glaze fired for an extended period. Shino potters decorated their works by painting simple designs on the surface of the clay with iron-oxide slip prior to glazing. After firing, the resulting patterns shone softly through the milky glaze, producing a pleasingly subtle effect. Bowls such as this would have been used in the formal kaiseki meal as part of an extended tea ceremony.
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- Square bowl with pattern of hanging vines and fruit
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- 98.116
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