Object Details
Culture
Japan
Edo period (1603–1867)
Date
ca. 1810
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Dimensions
2 3/8 × 5 1/4 inches (6 × 13.3 cm)
Credit Line
George and Mary Rockwell Collection
Object
Number
88.002.045
A tea bowl with a wide opening, or hirachawan, is often used in the summer, as a bowl with a wider b(…)
A tea bowl with a wide opening, or hirachawan, is often used in the summer, as a bowl with a wider brim allows tea to cool faster.
