Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern

Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) Japanese

first half of the19th century

Not on view

Active during the second golden age of Kyoto pottery and based in the Kiyomizu-Gojōzaka area, Nin’ami Dōhachi produced an extensive body of work, including tea ceremony wares, as here, as well as sencha tea wares, ornamental objects, and sculptures. He successfully revived the decorative styles of Nonomura Ninsei (ca. 1640s–1690s) and Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743; see the adjacent work), who represent the first peak of Kyoto ware.

This vessel, with its powerful composition symbolic of resilience—bamboo bends but does not break under heavy snow—was intended for the tea ceremony. It is a re-creation of one of Kenzan’s popular works. The application of the thick, milky glaze creates the impression of an intense snowstorm.

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仁阿弥道八様式　銹絵雪笹文手鉢
Title: Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern
Artist: Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: first half of the19th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware)
Dimensions: Diam. 27 in. (68.6 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, 2019
Object Number: 2019.193.74
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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