kobukusa (patterned silk cloth used in tea ceremony for thick tea), unknown maker from Japan

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kobukusa (patterned silk cloth used in tea ceremony for thick tea)
kobukusa (patterned silk cloth used in tea ceremony for thick tea)
kobukusa (patterned silk cloth used in tea ceremony for thick tea)
kobukusa (patterned silk cloth used in tea ceremony for thick tea)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: silk
Dimensions:
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 15 x 16 cm
Object Length/Width (Length x Width): 6 5/16 x 5 7/8 in
Credit line: Gift of Elsie Anna Wilson Trust
Accession number: 1994.0130
Not on display
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Teaching Gallery Label: "The Tea Ceremony," Apr-2014, Kris Imants Ercums Hagi ware first was produced by Koreans potters and brought to Japan in the 1590s. Most antique hagi bowls were associated with the tea ceremony, hagi bowls being considerd second in quality only to raku ware. Hagi ware is characterized by a simple transparent glaze which allowed the focus to be on the clay itself.