tea-bowl
- Museum number
- 1981,0803.3
- Description
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Porcelain tea cup for sencha, yellow glazed. Mark.
- Production date
- 1910 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 8.30 centimetres
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Height: 4.40 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- 煎茶碗
Sencha tea cups
Sencha tea cups are small and are often made in sets of five, six or eight. The inside usually is plain, but sometimes has a simple design. Such minimalism allows tea drinkers to appreciate the light green colour and transparency of the sencha tea without distraction. Only a small amount is poured into each cup.(label, SG, 2024)
- Location
- On display (G94/dc15)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2024 Apr-2025 Mar, BM Japanese Galleries, 'City life and salon culture in Kyoto and Osaka: 1770–1900'
- Acquisition date
- 1981
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- 1981,0803.3
