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Tea Bowl with Peony Decoration

19th century
Not on view
The nineteenth-century example of inlaid Yatsushiro ware displayed here is emblematic of late Edo-period revivals of buncheong idioms, reflecting the antiquarian predilections of the tea culture and, by extension, of ceramic industries throughout Japan during this period.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tea Bowl with Peony Decoration
  • Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
  • Date: 19th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Stoneware with inlaid design (Yatsushiro ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Diam. of rim 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm); Diam. of foot 2 in. (5.1 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman, 1893
  • Object Number: 93.1.88
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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