Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern first half of the19th century Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) Active during the second golden age of Kyoto pottery and based in the Kiyomizu-Gojōzaka area, Nin’ami Dōhachi produced an extensive body of work, including tea ceremony wares, as here, as well as sencha tea wares, ornamental objects, and sculptures. He successfully revived the decorative styles of Nonomura Ninsei (ca. 1640s–1690s) and Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743; see the adjacent work), who represent the first peak of Kyoto ware. This vessel, with its powerful compos
Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern first half of the19th century Style of Nin'ami Dōhachi (Takahashi Dōhachi II) Active during the second golden age of Kyoto pottery and based in the Kiyomizu-Gojōzaka area, Nin’ami Dōhachi produced an extensive body of work, including tea ceremony wares, as here, as well as sencha tea wares, ornamental objects, and sculptures. He successfully revived the decorative styles of Nonomura Ninsei (ca. 1640s–1690s) and Ogata Kenzan (1663–1743; see the adjacent work), who represent the first peak of Kyoto ware. This vessel, with its powerful composition symbolic of resilience—bamboo bends but does not break under heavy snow—was intended for the tea ceremony. It is a re-creation of one of Kenzan’s popular works. The application of the thick, milky glaze creates the impression of an intense Bowl with Handle (Tebachi) with Bamboo in Snow Pattern 748315
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