Chawan / bowl, tea

Description

Chawan or tea bowl of grey stoneware with a cream slip, decorated in coloured enamels and gold with a group of figures including Laozi: Japan, Kyoto, c. 1800

Museum reference

A.1893.432

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Chawan / bowl, tea

Production information

Kyoto-shi, Kyoto-fu, Japan, East Asia

Date

c. 1800

Materials

Stoneware

Physical description

Grey stoneware, cream slip, coloured enamel and gold decoration

Associations

Depicted: Laozi, c. 500 BC