Shigaraki Ware Tea Bowl
Ōtani Shirō, Shigaraki Ware Tea Bowl, 2001, Shigaraki stoneware with ash glaze, Museum Purchase: Funds provided by Carol and Seymour Haber, © artist or other rights holder, 2002.28.1
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- Title
Shigaraki Ware Tea Bowl
- Related Titles
original language: 信楽焼茶碗
translated: Shigaraki Ware Teabowl
- Artist
- Date
2001
- Medium
Shigaraki stoneware with ash glaze
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
4 5/16 in x 5 1/8 in x 5 in
- Collection Area
Asian Art
- Category
Ceramics
Modern and Contemporary Ceramics
- Object Type
tea bowl
- Culture
Japanese
- Credit Line
Museum Purchase: Funds provided by Carol and Seymour Haber
- Accession Number
2002.28.1
- Copyright
© artist or other rights holder
- Terms
Ōtani Shirō grew up in the pottery town of Shigaraki, where he worked decorating commercial pots for much of his youth. He moved to Kyoto to formally study ceramics and returned in 1973 to build his own kiln, devoting himself to working in the distinctive local clay, which is coarse and flecked with quartz particles that burst in the firing process. In the ash and flame of the wood-fired kiln, Shigaraki clay is transformed into mottled shades of pink, rust, and brown, with occasional traces of transparent olive green glaze. Ōtani has won national and international recognition for his modern interpretations of tea wares in this demanding material. This teabowl was acquired from the artist when he was in residence in Portland.
- Exhibitions
2014 Hand and Wheel: Contemporary Japanese Clay Portland Art Museum
