茶碗 chawan (tea bowl), Shibuya Deishi

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Shibuya Deishi, 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)
Shibuya Deishi, 茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)
茶碗 chawan (tea bowl)
2000s
茶碗 chawan (tea bowl), 2000s
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: Hagi ware
Dimensions:
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 10 x 9.5 cm
Object Height/Diameter (Height x Diameter): 3 15/16 x 3 3/4 in
Credit line: Gift of Jay Gates, Director, Spencer Museum of Art, 1984–1987
Accession number: 2012.0621
On display: Stewart Gallery
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Teaching Gallery Label: "The Tea Ceremony," Apr-2014, Kris Imants Ercums Tall-sided teabowls (tsutsu-gata) such as this one are often used in winter, when the shape of the bowl helps to hold the heat of the tea longer. Conversely, summer-season bowls (natsu-jawan) are often wide-mouthed with shallow sides to allow the tea to cool quickly in the bowl.