Collection
No:01023500 Tea bowl in the shape of Omodaka (Sagittaria frifolia) with a Shonzui style landscape design
- Date
- 17C
- Technique
- underglaze blue
- Shape
- tea bowl
- Description
- The works called Shonzui were made in the end of Ming Dynasty in Jingdezhen China. The Shonzui cobalt underglaze generates the distinctive feature of a beautiful chromophoric violet blue. This work is composed of landscape features and geometric patterns characteristic of Shonzui, and an outstanding attraction of its design is the fine color brightness of the cobalt glaze.