Tea Bowl (Cha-wan), Kurobotan (Black Peony)
makerAttributed to
Seisai
Date19th century
Place MadeJapan, East Asia
MediumCeramic with black raku glaze
Dimensions7.3 x 12.1 cm (2 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsVessels
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberCR34n8
Status
Not on viewWeb CommentaryThis bowl was made at one of many kilns in Kyoto making Raku-style tea bowls by the 19th century, using printed handbooks that explained technology. Seisai has not been identified with certainty, although the name was used by the Kyoto potter Kiyomizu Rokubei II (1790-1869), who is known to have made Raku-style bowls, between 1811 and 1845/6.
Source: Louise Allison Cort, "Mrs. Gardner's 'Set of Tea-Things,'" in Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia, edited by Alan Chong and Noriko Murai (Boston: ISGM and Gutenberg Periscope, 2009): 396.
Id728476
Last Updated8/14/24
Original NumberNo. 10
Previous NumberC26-8
EmbARK ObjectID15689
Source ID4229
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