Tea bowl with design of chrysanthemums  early 19th century    Nin'ami Dohachi , (Japanese, 1783-1855)   Edo period     Stoneware with white slip and iron pigment under clear glaze, gold leaf over glaze  H: 8.8 W: 12.8 D: 12.8 cm   Kyoto, Japan . Thick white-clay solution was used to model the relief decoration of chrysanthemum blossoms, a floral motif closely associated with autumn through winter. Perhaps this bowl was made for a New Year's chanoyu gathering.
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