The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 28, 2024
Teabowl
mid- to late 1900s
(Japanese, 1936-)
Diameter: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.); Overall: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.)
Gift of James J. Freeman 1994.127
Location: not on view
Description
Water containers (mizusashi) and teabowls (chawan) are two important tools for the practice of drinking Japanese powdered green tea (macha). The mizusashi contains the fresh cold water used to make the tea. Yoshida Yoshihiko has his kiln near the city of Toki, in Gifu prefecture, the original area of Mino ware production from the late 1500s.- The Cleveland Museum of Art, "Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III" (May 21- September 3 2017)Reeds and Geese: Japanese Art from the Collection of George Gund III. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 21-September 3, 2017).
- {{cite web|title=Teabowl|url=false|author=Yoshida Yoshihiko|year=mid- to late 1900s|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1994.127