Kyōyaki ware, Ko-Kiyomizu type; glazed stonewareexpand_more
The Tess E. Armstrong Fund and gift of funds from Alan and Dena Naylorexpand_more 2003.94
Ceramics with reticulated (cut-out) designs were first produced in Japan in the early 17th century, probably by émigré potters from Korea where this decorative technique had a long history. The famous Kyoto potter Nonomura Ninsei also used the technique in the mid-17th century, thus popularizing it among artisans within Japan's cultural capital. The floral and vegetable motifs seen here are known as mon-chirashi, or "scattered crests," referring to the stylized family crests that became popular among all levels of society during Japan's Edo period (1615-1868).
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