The Asian Art Museum had an interesting exhibit called "Japanese Tastes in Chinese Ceramics" that illustrated the artistic and cultural exchange between China and Japan from the 12th Century to the 19th Century. It also demonstrates the importance of Chinese art to the Japanese tea culture:
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| 19th Century Freshwater Jar |
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| 16th Century Plate |
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| 15th Century Jar |
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| 19th Century Vase |
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| 18th Century Tray Table |
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| 12th Century Tea Bowl |
It was very cool thing to see these ceramics. It is amazing that they are still in existence today.
I think from memory my mother had Japanese bowls when I was growing up, one was used for sugar.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I want them all. Wow.
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