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Bizen ware bottle, Ao Bizen type

Bizen ware bottle, Ao Bizen type

Ceramic Vessel
possibly 19th century Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Takatori ware tea ceremony water jar, Higashi Sarayama kiln

Takatori ware tea ceremony water jar, Higashi Sarayama kiln

Ceramic Vessel
1850-1868 Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tea bowl in style of Ohi ware

Tea bowl in style of Ohi ware

Ceramic Vessel
19th century Edo period or Meiji era
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tokoname ware storage jar

Tokoname ware storage jar

Ceramic Vessel
17th century Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tenmoku style tea bowl, Ryumonji kilns

Tenmoku style tea bowl, Ryumonji kilns

Ceramic Vessel
18th-19th century Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tea ceremony water jar, Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type

Tea ceremony water jar, Karatsu ware, Takeo Karatsu type

Ceramic Vessel
1640-1670 Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tsushima ware jar

Tsushima ware jar

Ceramic Vessel
18th-19th century Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Akahada ware water jar

Akahada ware water jar

Ceramic Vessel
1800-1850 Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Shodai ware rice bowl, used as tea bowl

Shodai ware rice bowl, used as tea bowl

Ceramic Vessel
1790-1850 Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tea ceremony water jar in style of Raku Ichinyu, unknown Raku-ware workshop

Tea ceremony water jar in style of Raku Ichinyu, unknown Raku-ware workshop

Ceramic Vessel
19th century Edo period or Meiji era
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Shallow dish with everted rim

Shallow dish with everted rim

Ceramic Vessel
1640-1670 Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tea bowl named Oimatsu (Ancient pine)

Tea bowl named Oimatsu (Ancient pine)

Ceramic Vessel
18th-mid 19th century Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Serving bowl in style of Genpin

Serving bowl in style of Genpin

Ceramic Vessel
1800-1868 Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tea caddy in the shape of a rice bale

Tea caddy in the shape of a rice bale

Ceramic Vessel
1800-1850 Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Tamba ware jar

Tamba ware jar

Ceramic Vessel
17th-18th century Edo period
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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