Title
Tea bowl with floral motifs
Year/Period
c.1720-1730
Region
China
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Unknown Type: H:4.3 x Dia:7.5 cm
Accession No.
2007-55831
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs.Toshio Egawa
The decoration on this tea bowl consists of floral sprays and blue pinwheels or whorls within petal-shaped panels, painted in the Imari colour palette. This tea bowl highlights the hybrid quality of many 18th century porcelain wares available in Europe. Produced for a European clientele, this tea bowl with a Japanese-inspired design was probably made by Chinese craftsmen. Such pieces were generally cheaper than purely Japanese wares.
