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EXHIBITION

Summer Special Display East Asian CERAMICS -China, Korea, and Japan-

Saturday, July 17 to Sunday, August 22, 2004


This exhibit features exemplary Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ceramic ware. Highlights include Han-dynasty Jar with Cloud Design and Tang-dynasty White Porcelain Jar from China as well as exquisite Koryo-dynasty celadon and Yi-dynasty porcelain and kohiki type tea bowl from Korea. Japanese examples include Shigaraki, Tanba, and Tokoname jars, as well as Karatsu, Oribe, and Imari tableware. See the many fine examples of East Asian ceramics. And enjoy the quiet iridescence of the rare Yôhen Tenmoku Tea Bowl from Song-dynasty China.
 Standing Woman with Dog
Standing Woman with Dog (China, Tang dynasty, 8th century)
Celadon Jar with Carved and Incised Lotus Design
Celadon Jar with Carved and Incised Lotus Design
(Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century)
 Shino Mukozuke Dishes
Shino Mukozuke Dishes
(Japan, Momoyama period, 16th century)
Shigaraki Jar
Shigaraki Jar
(Japan, Muromachi period, 15th century)


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