1981.8 Deep Bowl for Tea Ceremony (Mukozake)

This tea bowl is an example of shino ware. Shino ware developed specifically for use in the tea ceremony. The kiln centers of Karatsu and Takatori were founded to produce everyday wares, but eventually also received orders from tea masters to create wares suitable for tea, such as this. Known as chanoyu  ("hot water for tea"), this form of ritual tea uses powdered green tea, which is whisked into a frothy brew in the individual tea bowl. Developed during the 16th century, chanoyu grew from the aesthetic sensibilities of tea master Sen no Rikyu (1522-91), who established a lineage that continues to this day.

Japan (nation): TGN: 1000120

Shino (ceramics style): AAT: 300018631

stoneware (pottery): AAT: 300010672

Karatsu ware (pottery): AAT: 300387167

Momoyama: AAT: 300018563

Sen no Rikyū (Japanese tea ceremony master, 1522-91): ULAN: 500325848

tea ceremonies: AAT: 300343832

tea (beverage): AAT: 300249828

tea bowls: AAT: 300198548

Before 1981: Mathias Komor Fine Arts and Antiquities, New York

1981: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Haynes, purchase from above. [1] 

The main source for this provenance is a letter from Steven A. Nash of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts to Mathias Komor, dated March 6, 1981, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File. Exceptions and supporting documentation are noted.

Learn about the Momoyama Period in Japan, 264287949: UMO

Rousmaniere lecture, Form Over Function: Momoyama-Period Ceramics, 13313628: UMO

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