Tea bowl, porcelain/stoneware. Blue and white, "Kihara" type. Faint blue underglaze landscape motif on opposite sides over grey crackled glaze body. Interior stained to darken crackle. Rim very worn, holes and chips. Height 7cm, Diameter 10.5cm. From Japan, Saga Prefecture (Hizen Province), Arita, "Imari" ware. Attributed to Late 18th - Early 19th century.
Donor:
Design Department (UC Berkeley) and George H. Kerr