染付煎茶碗　五客|Sencha Tea Cup

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early 18th century · Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Hizen ware) · Asian Art

The cultural achievements of the Ōbaku school extend beyond calligraphy and poetry to include sencha, music, and literature. The Japanese literati saw steeped tea as related to the refined culture of China, especially that of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), which they sought to emulate. With its distinctive material culture, sencha is closely associated with Chinese learning.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 18th century

Medium

Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under a transparent glaze (Hizen ware)

Culture

Japan

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975