Raku Style Gray Tea Bowl / Sen Sôshu X

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Accession Number
1963/2.71
Title
Raku Style Gray Tea Bowl
Artist
Sen Sôshu X
Artist Nationality
Japanese
Artist Life Dates
1913 - 1999
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Credit Line
Museum Purchase
Dimensions
12.07 cm x 12 cm x 12 cm (4 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in. x 4 3/4 in.)
Physical Description
Deep, thick-walled gray teabowl with intentionally unever lip and body texture that brings out a range of gray tones in the glaze.
Subject Matter
This unusually deep bowl in a warm gray glaze is said to be by Sen Sôshu X, the tenth-generation head of the Mushanokôji School of Tea. In evaluating a teabowl from a tea master, one looks not for slick professional skill, but for traces of the maker’s character. The generous, rounded shape of this teabowl seems to reflect an open, magnanimous personality.
Primary Keywords
bowl
cup
tea
tea bowl
teabowls
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Record
1963/2.71
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"Raku Style Gray Tea Bowl; Sen Sôshu X." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1963-sl-2.71/1963_2.71.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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