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Master Tea Bowls 

The Aesthetics of the Edo Period


INTRODUCTION:

The Tokugawa and Gotoh Museums possess a large number of excellent tea ceremony utensils. This book is the catalog of the joint exhibition "Master Tea Bowls: The Aesthetics of the Edo Period" held in 2005 by the two museums.

This exhibition introduced tea bowls made during the Keicho and Genna era(1596-1624) -an important point of cultural intersection between the Momoyama and Edo periods- several tea bowls used in the newly developed tea ceremony of the Kanei era(1624-44), and tea bowls from this period yet later acclaimed by tea masters. The catalog contains approximately 120 tea bowls, presented in four chapters.


-The Profound Impact of Momoyama Period: Keicho to Genna Era(1596-1624)

-Imported Tea Bowls: Karamono (Chinese) and Annan (Vietnamese)

-Hon'ami Kōetsu and The Raku Family

-Kyōyaki (Kyoto Ware) and Kilns in the Western Japan



Comments from us

This 2005 exhibition was a sequel to the well-received 2002 exhibition, Master Tea Bowls: The Beauty of Pottery in the Momoyama Period. By viewing both catalogs, you will be able to browse almost the entire collection of great bowls from the late Muromachi to the Edo period and trace the transition of the aesthetic sense in the tea ceremony.

We highly recommend both books.



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All contents are written in Japanese, list of tea bowls translated into English

Paperback 198 pages

Size: approx 250mm X 255mm X 18mm ( 9.8 inches X 10.0 inches X 0.7 inches ) 

Weight: approx 1010g

Plates: all in color




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