Object type: Fire Bowl
Department: Asian Art
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist: Gempin
Artist bio: Chinese, died 1771
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Chinese
Date: ca. 1640
Medium: Clay, pitted; crackled glaze over indistinct patterns, within and without (Owari ware)
Dimensions: H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); Diam. 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Gift of Howard Mansfield, 1936
Accession year: 1936