Bowl

Museum number:
9-246
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090000246
Alternate number:
1170 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
bowl with flat rim, annular base; design of 3 double gourds (blue, white, green) with red and yellow cords around necks on ground of blue wave design; “comb” pattern on base (blue and white); blue on white design on underside of bowl is 3 repeats of bow-knots around overlapping circles with diamond-like designs within; native name and meaning: "iro nabeshima" (enabled Nabeshima [ware]); rim diameter: 20.5 cm made for use by Naba Shima family during the Edo period (18th century) as tableware. The "comb" pattern on foot's rim was not allowed to be imitated by other kilns. tag on bottom of plate: "No. 814 $40.00" made by Okochi Kiln
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Saga Prefecture, Northern Kyūshū, Kyūshū region
Verbatim coll. place:
Nabeshima; Japan
Culture or time period:
Edo period (1603-1868)
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection date:
before 1909
Materials:
Ceramic (material) and Porcelain (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bowls (vessels)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
diameter at rim— diameter 20.5 centimeters, Body— diameter 8 inches, Body— height 2.25 inches, and Base— diameter 4 inches
Loans:
S1982-1983 #10: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (September 7, 1982–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 9-246, described as bowl with flat rim, annular base; design of 3 double gourds (blue, white, green) with red and yellow cords around necks on ground of blue wave design; “comb” pattern on base (blue and white); blue on white design on underside of bowl is 3 repeats of bow-knots around overlapping circles with diamond-like designs within; native name and meaning: "iro nabeshima" (enabled Nabeshima [ware]); rim diameter: 20.5 cm made for use by Naba Shima family during the Edo period (18th century) as tableware. The "comb" pattern on foot's rim was not allowed to be imitated by other kilns. tag on bottom of plate: "No. 814 $40.00" made by Okochi KilnHearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 9-246, described as bowl with flat rim, annular base; design of 3 double gourds (blue, white, green) with red and yellow cords around necks on ground of blue wave design; “comb” pattern on base (blue and white); blue on white design on underside of bowl is 3 repeats of bow-knots around overlapping circles with diamond-like designs within; native name and meaning: "iro nabeshima" (enabled Nabeshima [ware]); rim diameter: 20.5 cm made for use by Naba Shima family during the Edo period (18th century) as tableware. The "comb" pattern on foot's rim was not allowed to be imitated by other kilns. tag on bottom of plate: "No. 814 $40.00" made by Okochi KilnHearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 9-246, described as bowl with flat rim, annular base; design of 3 double gourds (blue, white, green) with red and yellow cords around necks on ground of blue wave design; “comb” pattern on base (blue and white); blue on white design on underside of bowl is 3 repeats of bow-knots around overlapping circles with diamond-like designs within; native name and meaning: "iro nabeshima" (enabled Nabeshima [ware]); rim diameter: 20.5 cm made for use by Naba Shima family during the Edo period (18th century) as tableware. The "comb" pattern on foot's rim was not allowed to be imitated by other kilns. tag on bottom of plate: "No. 814 $40.00" made by Okochi KilnHearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Bowl, accession number 9-246, described as bowl with flat rim, annular base; design of 3 double gourds (blue, white, green) with red and yellow cords around necks on ground of blue wave design; “comb” pattern on base (blue and white); blue on white design on underside of bowl is 3 repeats of bow-knots around overlapping circles with diamond-like designs within; native name and meaning: "iro nabeshima" (enabled Nabeshima [ware]); rim diameter: 20.5 cm made for use by Naba Shima family during the Edo period (18th century) as tableware. The "comb" pattern on foot's rim was not allowed to be imitated by other kilns. tag on bottom of plate: "No. 814 $40.00" made by Okochi Kiln
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 9-246, described as bowl with flat rim, annular base; design of 3 double gourds (blue, white, green) with red and yellow cords around necks on ground of blue wave design; “comb” pattern on base (blue and white); blue on white design on underside of bowl is 3 repeats of bow-knots around overlapping circles with diamond-like designs within; native name and meaning: "iro nabeshima" (enabled Nabeshima [ware]); rim diameter: 20.5 cm made for use by Naba Shima family during the Edo period (18th century) as tableware. The "comb" pattern on foot's rim was not allowed to be imitated by other kilns. tag on bottom of plate: "No. 814 $40.00" made by Okochi Kiln

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