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Ryōnyū (Raku IX)
Red Raku Tea Bowl with Design of Snow-frosted Bamboo1807

Not on view
Ceramic bowl with rounded form and small foot ring, exterior glazed in layered slate-blue and brick red with cream radiating leaf-like marks, red-glazed interior
Ceramic chawan with irregular rim and small foot ring, exterior glazed in bold patches of red, dark gray-blue, and cream with brushed white streaks; deep red interior glaze.
Ceramic chawan (tea bowl) with rounded form on a small foot ring, exterior glazed in mottled red, gray, and olive with ash deposits; interior shows a deep red glaze.
Close-up of a ceramic vessel's foot rim, showing a recessed unglazed base with a small impressed seal mark at center, surrounded by rough sandy texture; column of Chinese characters inscribed at right; red and dark glaze visible on the vessel body above.

Ryōnyū (Raku IX), Red Raku Tea Bowl with Design of Snow-frosted Bamboo, 1807, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of David and Margaret Barry, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ryōnyū (Raku IX)
Japan, 1756-1834
Title
Red Raku Tea Bowl with Design of Snow-frosted Bamboo
Date Made
1807
Period
Edo period (1603-1868)
Medium
Raku ware; glazed earthenware
Dimensions
3 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 5 1/4 in. (9.53 × 13.34 × 13.34 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of David and Margaret Barry
Accession Number
M.2016.154
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Japanese Art