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Black Seto (Seto-guro) Tea Bowl, named Iron Mallet (Tettsui)

late 16th century
Not on view
Some of the finest tea wares of the Momoyama period, including Black Seto, were produced in the Mino kilns in Gifu Prefecture. Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591), the influential arbiter of the aesthetics of tea, preferred “imperfect,” spontaneously potted domestic ceramics and used them as the basis of the simple and austere wabi style.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 瀬戸黒茶碗　「鉄槌」
  • Title: Black Seto (Seto-guro) Tea Bowl, named Iron Mallet (Tettsui)
  • Period: Momoyama period (1573–1615)
  • Date: late 16th century
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Stoneware with black glaze (Mino ware, Black Seto type)
  • Dimensions: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.3 cm); Diam. of rim: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Mary Griggs Burke Collection, Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation, 2015
  • Object Number: 2015.300.272
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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