Tea Bowls, anonymous, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1799
vitrification, h 8.7cm × d 14.1cm More details
The various tonalities of the ceramics made in the western Japanese town of Hagi is evident in these two bowls. There, too, the Korean example was followed. The kilns in Hagi were erected by Korean potters, who were taken to Japan as prisoners of war around 1600.
