Miura Ken'ya (Edo, 1821 - 1889)
Two Tea Cups (Cha-wan), 1821-1889
Glazed ceramic , 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) diameter
These glazed ceramic cups are part of a Japanese tea set. The cups are identical in size, shape, and type of glaze. Each cup sits on a round thin brown base that is smaller in diameter than the cup itself. The cups have straight sides, a wide opening, and no handles. The cups are colored white and speckled with brown. One has a simple daisy pattern. The petals are outlined in blue with yellow centers. Brown splotches appear between the flowers. The second cup has a more abstract pattern that resembles branching underwater plants in blue and brown.
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Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 35-36, 393, 410-11, 415, 418, fig. 1. (as attributed to Miura Ken'ya (1821-1889))
Object details
Accession number
CR34n28.1-2
Primary Creator
Miura Ken'ya (Edo, 1821 - 1889)
Full title
Two Tea Cups (Cha-wan)
Creation Date
1821-1889
Provenance
Gift from Okakura Kakuzo (1862-1913), Japanese art historian and philosopher, to Denman Waldo Ross (1853-1935), art collector and design theorist in 1908.
Gift from Denman Ross to Isabella Stewart Gardner, 27 August 1916.
Marks
Inscribed in glazing (base): Ken'ya
Dimensions
7 cm (2 3/4 in.) diameter
Display Media
Glazed ceramic
Dimension Notes
diameters
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Chinese Room
Bibliography
William Thrasher and Caroline Graboys. "The Beginnings of Chanoyu in America." Chanoyu Quarterly (1984), pp. 32-33. (as attributed to Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743))Alan Chong and Noriko Murai. Journeys East: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Asia. Exh. cat. (Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 2009), pp. 35-36, 393, 410-11, 415, 418, fig. 1. (as attributed to Miura Ken'ya (1821-1889))
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Chinese Room
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.