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Potter: Joso-Soshitsu 1673-1704
Wood-fired stoneware tea bowl, hand-formed and carved. Very shallow foot. Heavy sliced sides. Decorated with sprinkled ash prior to firing.
History note: Unknown before Frank Brangwyn, RA
Purchased with the Glaisher Fund
Height: 9.40 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1934-09-20) by Brangwyn, Frank
17th Century, Late-18th Century, Early#
Edo Period (1615-1868)#
Circa
1675
CE
-
1704
CE
Joso - Soshitsu 1673 - 1704 ( Urasenke V )
Decoration
composed of
ash
( ash being sprinkled on the tea bowl prior to firing)
Bowl
Diameter 11.30 cm
Foot
Diameter 4.40 cm
Slicing
Hand forming and carving
Accession number: C.253-1934
Primary reference Number: 73669
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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