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Ryōnyū (Raku IX)
Black Raku Teabowl with Crane Design, named 'Aged Pine'circa 1810-1834

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Small ceramic tea bowl with asymmetrical squared rim, dark midnight-blue and black iridescent glaze, and a loose white brushwork arch motif on the front
Ceramic chawan with irregular squared form, deep black glaze with iridescent blue-purple tones, and a sweeping brushed ash-white design on the front, resting on a folded purple cloth.
Ceramic chawan with slightly irregular squared rim, dark tenmoku-style glaze showing iridescent blue and purple tones, with a sweeping brushed white and gold ash deposit on the front face; small impressed seal mark at lower left; unglazed foot ring.
Ceramic chawan with irregular hand-built form, covered in a deep black glaze with iridescent blue and purple tones; a sweeping arc of sandy tan ash glaze marks the front; small impressed seal visible at lower left.
Close-up photograph of a ceramic vessel base, showing a maker's mark with an anchor symbol enclosed in a circle, surrounded by sandy encrustations against an iridescent dark glaze with blue and gold tones.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel's unglazed base, heavily textured with kiln grit in sandy beige tones, centered on a circular foot ring with a stamped oval mark enclosing the letter K.
Close-up detail photograph of a dark glazed ceramic surface showing a circular impressed maker's mark with a raised figural motif, surrounded by gold and white mineral deposits or encrustations.
Close-up of a ceramic base with a stamped maker's mark: a raised symbol enclosed in a circular border, set within concentric recessed rings, with a coarse, sandy buff-colored surface.
Artist or Maker
Ryōnyū (Raku IX)
Japan, 1756-1834
Title
Black Raku Teabowl with Crane Design, named 'Aged Pine'
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
circa 1810-1834
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Raku ware; earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) Diameter: 4 3/8 in. (11.11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Leslie Prince Salzman
Accession Number
M.2007.7.2
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.