Ming Dynasty Kosometsuke Ware Porcelain Bowl treebarkfibreskirt light yellow and light emerald

light yellow and light emerald green

More than utilitarian tools

early 16th to early 19th century

until they were uncovered—often during peat-cutting in the early 20th century

Ming Dynasty Kosometsuke Ware Porcelain Bowl treebarkfibreskirt light yellow and light emeraldLate Ming Dynasty, Tianqi Period (16201627), Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province, China This exquisite blue and white porcelain bowl, crafted in the renowned kilns of Jingdezhen, represents the Kosometsuke () tradition, a style of underglaze blue porcelain made exclusively for the Japanese market during the reign of Emperor Tianqi (16211628). Intended for use in the Japanese tea ceremony, this piece exemplifies the asymmetrical, expressive, and often