A deep clam shaped stone bowl with a wide opening and a gray-green rim. Shell like etchings outline the outer bowl which is dark brown on the left and a rich red brown on the right. Top view of an oblong shaped stone bowl with a thick protruding rim. Its interior is dark orange blending into greens and whites near the center. Back of a clam-shaped stone bowl with a slightly protruding rim and shell-like etchings on its brown, speckled exterior and a red-orange interior. Near its base is a white-orange blemish. Wooden rectangular box with a tan sheet with relaxed corner-folds and small illegible text in the bottom right. Two intersecting pink-brown ribbons form a bow at the box’s top center. Tan rectangle with a wooden texture and black calligraphy arranged in two columns. The leftmost column features a red stamp at the bottom and is shorter than the right column. Back view of a brown clam-shaped stone bowl with shell-like etchings on its exterior and a red-orange interior. Its rim dips at the sides forming a wave-like shape. Angled view of a clam-shaped stone bowl with shell-like etchings on its red and brown exterior and a red-orange interior. Its rim dips at the sides forming a wave-like shape. Side-angle view of a speckled brown clam-shaped bowl. Its rim dips at its sides to form a wavelike shape along the top. Its warm, earthy surface features shell-like etchings. Bottom of an oblong stone bowl with shell-like etchings. Its body is dark orange-red, fading into darker green-grays. The circular, gray base has a white rectangular sticker. Top view of an oblong bowl in storage. It has a thick bronze rim and circular ridges. Its interior is dark orange blending into greens and whites near the center. Side view of a clam-shaped bowl in storage. Its body is dark brown with vertical etching and speckled with lighter earth tones. View in storage of a clam-shaped bowl with shell-like etchings. Its rim is speckled with yellow earthy tones fading into the orange-brown splotches of its body. Partial top-view of an oblong bowl with circular ridges on the inside. The outside of the bowl has shell-like etchings and sides that dip to form a wave-like shape.

Nishihata Tadashi 西端 正

Bowl,

Maker

Title

Bowl

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Techniques

Dimensions

23.5 x 45.1 x 26.7 cm (9 1/4 x 17 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Outside of box inscribed: "Yo (kama) shima mon ire" (Kiln stripe design container), signed: "Nishibata Tadashi zo" and sealed "Tadashi no in"

Marks: Incised potter's mark on base

Type

Credit

Elizabeth T. and Dorothy N. Casey Fund

Object Number

2000.35

Bowl

Outside of box inscribed: "Yo (kama) shima mon ire" (Kiln stripe design container), signed: "Nishibata Tadashi zo" and sealed "Tadashi no in"

Marks: Incised potter's mark on base

Exhibition History

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