Large hardwood shallow bowl, Mingei, Japanese, early 20th century

Object Description

Large shallow hardwood bowl with flat rim, Mingei, Japanese early 20th century

Object History

Mingei, the Japanese folk art movement, was developed in the late 1920s and 1930s in Japan. Its founding father was Yanagi Sōetsu.

Object Condition

Scorch mark to the rim and also an old, small loss to the rim, now patinated

Object Details