artist:"Tsukamoto Kaiji"
White Porcelain Tea Bowl with Karakusa Design
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Gift of the John C. Weber Collectionexpand_more 2022.74.1
Tsukamoto Kaiji’s intricately carved and glazed porcelains are based on Ding and Qingbai wares of the Chinese Song dynasty (960–1278). The delicacy of Tsukamoto’s bowls rival those of his historical predecessors, and in 1983 he was designated a “Living National Treasure” by the Japanese government.
This perfectly round tea bowl would have been used only in summer—shallow bowls help cool the tea—and is decorated with karakusa, an abstract pattern of winding plants.