Japanese Raku glaze tea bowl

An image of Japanese pottery. Tea bowl. Ryonyu (Raku IX). Production Place: Japan, Kyoto. Hand-built footed tea bowl of very coarse grey-white earthenware with a thick black Raku glaze. Raku spiral in foot ring. Hollow at the centre of well. Vertical slicing on one side. Earthenware, glazed, height 9.40 cm, diameter, bowl, 10.00 cm, diameter, foot, 4.40 cm, circa 1775-circa 1825. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Japanese pottery. Tea bowl. Ryonyu (Raku IX). Production Place: Japan, Kyoto. Hand-built footed tea bowl of very coarse grey-white earthenware with a thick black Raku glaze. Raku spiral in foot ring. Hollow at the centre of well. Vertical slicing on one side. Earthenware, glazed, height 9.40 cm, diameter, bowl, 10.00 cm, diameter, foot, 4.40 cm, circa 1775-circa 1825. Edo Period (1615-1868).

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Accession Number: C.124-1934
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Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
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Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1

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18th Century 19th Century black bowl earthenware Edo Period Fitz_AA foot footed glazed hand built handmade Japanese Kyoto pottery raku glazed Raku IX Raku ware Ryonyu tea bowl teabowl

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