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Shuntai

19th century · Clay covered with a transparent crackled glaze over incised decoration (Mino ware, Ofuke type) · Asian Art

Katō Shuntai, whose father was the famous potter Shunzan, ran the official Owari branch of the Tokugawa family kiln (goyōyama) at Ofukeyo from 1817until 1851, when he passed the operations on to his son. He is famous for his Oribe style renditions.

Artist

Shuntai

Date

19th century

Medium

Clay covered with a transparent crackled glaze over incised decoration (Mino ware, Ofuke type)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Colman, 1893