The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of July 13, 2025
Clog-shaped Teabowl
early 1600s
(1573–1615)
Overall: 8 x 14.2 x 11.5 cm (3 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Oribe is a government position. It means the person in charge of textiles.Description
Tea gatherings are fundamental to Japanese culture. Teabowls like this one are the most important objects used in tea practice. Its oblong shape and bold abstract designs are the signature style of the time period in which it was produced. That style is called Oribe, named for the tea master who championed the aesthetic.- ?–2020(Koichi Yanagi Oriental Fine Arts, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)2020–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).Rinpa (琳派). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23-October 3, 2021).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.214