Tea Bowl known as – (Tanaka Chōjirō) ◄ Előző Következő ►

Artist: Tanaka Chōjirō

múzeum: Fukuoka Art Museum (Fukuoka, Japan)

Technika: Ceramic

Raku ware, one of the most important ceramic styles of the Momoyama period (1573-1615), is said to have started in Kyoto with the tile maker, Chojiro, under the direction of the tea master Sen no Rikyu (known also as Soeki, 1521-91), who sought to create a new style of bowl for drinking matcha (powdered green tea). This black Raku bowl, known as Soeki nari (