TEA BOWL (CHAWAN) IN KOREAN STYLE.
Japan or Korea. 16th-17th c.

Leather colored stoneware covered with a matte shiny; fine crazed glaze. Opaque white to transparent. Partly discolored dark gray from the kiln. Komagai nari shape with outswinging lip; on a wide foot ring. Gold lacquer repair (kin
tsugi). At the bottom two old labels: "14" (on a chrysanthemum-shaped label); "Corea
15.ton Jabiol". Also residue of a red collector's seal. H.8.4cm; ?14.3cm. Condition B/C. Supplement: Not matching: Wooden box for a tea bowl. H.15.5cm; 17x17.5cm.

Provenance:
Collection Dr. Franz Haniel (1883-1965); since then bequest of the family estate.