Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Tea Bowl
(Japan and Korea )
The exterior is decorated with stylized phoenixes and peonies. The interior displays bats around the rim, and calligraphy which refers to the sea of good fortunes and the mountains of longevity; things associated with birthday wishes and congratulations.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1878, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1878 | Exposition Universelle. Paris. |
Geographies
Japan, Kyoto (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 7/16 x Diam: 4 3/4 in. (6.2 x 12 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1878
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
49.608