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Clog-shaped Teabowl
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About this work
Tea gatherings are fundamental to Japanese culture. Teabowls like this one are the most important objects used in tea practice. Its oblong shape and bold abstract designs are the signature style of the time period in which it was produced. That style is called Oribe, named for the tea master who championed the aesthetic.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineClog-shaped Teabowl (黒織部沓形茶碗), early 1600s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). Glazed stoneware (Mino ware, Oribe type); overall: 8 x 14.2 x 11.5 cm (3 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.214
