Tea Bowl
Asian Art
MEDIUM
Ceramic, Shigaraki ware
DATES
ca. 1800
PERIOD
Edo Period
DIMENSIONS
2 15/16 x 4 1/2 in. (7.5 x 11.5 cm) (show scale)
INSCRIPTIONS
According to Oka Yoshiko of Otemae University, the inscription reads as follows:
sa za re i shi / no tou ki mu ka u no / mu ka ta ri wa(ha) / i ha ho nou he no / ka men (so?) shi ra ra mu / shi ga ji
Oka: This basically contains auspicious words much like the words in the national anthem.
A transcription of the above in Japanese characters (hiragana and a few kanji) can be found in the work's object file.
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
07.278
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Carll H. de Silver
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Tea Bowl, ca. 1800. Ceramic, Shigaraki ware, 2 15/16 x 4 1/2 in. (7.5 x 11.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Carll H. de Silver, 07.278. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 07.278_acetate_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 07.278_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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