Special Exhibition

Blue and White Porcelains and Chinese Crafts

March 30th (Sat) to June 2nd (Sun), 2024

Old blue and white porcelains which were produced in folk kilns of Jingdezhen at the end of Ming dynasty in China are known as kosometsuke. Their shapes vary, which were cherished by early tea masters, and extremely light touch paintings were applied. Soetsu Yanagi, founder of the Museum, said that these works remained genuine lives as blue and white porcelains, and appreciated them deeply. This exhibition introduces all the kosometsuke from our collection as well as Chinese distinct crafts, which had been produced in the course of the long history.

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From the exhibition

Incense container with round shapes design, overglaze enamels. Zhang-zhou ware. Ming dynasty, 17th century. 2.9×3.4cm.
Abalone shaped bowl with design of fish and shells, overglaze enamels. Jin-de-zhen ware. Ming dynasty, the first half of the 17th century. 6.8×27.1cm.
Jar with fishing net design, underglaze cobalt blue. Ming dynasty, 17th century. 8.5×7.7cm.
Bowl with round shapes design, overglaze enamels, Tianqi red enamels. the end of the Ming dynasty, the first half of the 17th century. 13.0×22.7cm.
Square plate with calculating sticks design, underglaze cobalt blue. Jin-de-zhen ware. Ming dynasty, 17th century. 3.0×16.5cm.