The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 25, 2024

Clog-shaped Teabowl

Clog-shaped Teabowl

early 1600s
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) (Japanese gallery rotation) 235. 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