Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern

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

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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.

Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern, Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855), Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware), Japan

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Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern, Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855), Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware), Japan
Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern, Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855), Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware), Japan
Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern, Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855), Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware), Japan
Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern, Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855), Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware), Japan
Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern, Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855), Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware), Japan
Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern, Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) (Japanese, 1783–1855), Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide, white slip, and transparent overglaze (Kyoto ware), Japan

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