A Punch'ong tea bowl

Joseon Dynasty (15th - 16th century)

Details

A Punch'ong tea bowl
Joseon Dynasty (15th - 16th century)
The bowl on a short circular foot, decorated with thick white slip and incised lines with scrolling flowers, applied with a glossy clear glaze, the foot unglazed
6 ¾ in.(17.1 cm.) diameter
With wood box

Provenance

Private collection, Japan

Lot Essay

The body of this tea bowl is painted freely in iron-oxide with stylized scrolling flowers. This type of tea bowl is often called as ehakeme chawan (tea bowl with brush painting) by Japanese tea masters who admired the simple beauty of Korean porcelains.
For a similar bowl, see Nihon Mingeikan shozo Chosen toji mokuroku (Catalogue of Joseon-dynasty ceramics in the Nihon Mingeikan) (Tokyo: Nihon Mingeikan, 2009), pls. 33-34.

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