Beginning Throwing Project #2

Soul in the Bowl

Problem: Learn the basic technique of throwing a bowl on the wheel as well as manipulating the characteristics of basic form.

Objective: Achieve the skill to make multiple types of bowls through studying the historic forms of Japanese tea bowls.

Strategy: Begin by familiarizing yourself with the basic technique of throwing a bowl on the wheel. Study the 9 types of tea bowl described in the CMU ceramic shop notes. Find 1 example of each type of tea bowl form on the internet and print a photo of each siting the web site it was found on. Note the glazing style used in each example.

Instructions:

Watch the demonstrations presented in class and take note of the details associated with forming and manipulation of the formal elements within the bowl.

Make one example of each type of tea bowl. 9 total

At least 5 of the bowls must be made in a controlled/refined style. The other 4 may be gestural in nature.

Check a book out from the library that pertains to Japanese ceramics.

Each student will be given a Japanese glazing style, or historic topic associated with Japanese tea bowls and will write a one page paper about the glaze formulation or history associated with the style.

Glaze your bowls in groups of 3 with three different glazing styles presented by the other students. One of the glazing styles must show an example of detailed brushwork associated with one of the chosen glazing styles.

Present your tea bowls finished in the green ware state with the paper typed in .12 font.

Include one book and two internet resources in a bibliography with your paper.

Tableware bowl, used in Japan as a tea bowl, Korea, Choson period, mid-15th century

image from the Freer Sackler galleries of the Smithsonian

Tea bowl with reserve design of fansmid-17th century
Nonomura Ninsei , (Japanese, active ca. 1646-77)
Edo period
Stoneware with black glaze and enamels over white glaze
W: 5.2 cm
Kyoto, Japan

image from the Freer Sackler galleries of the Smithsonian

Unusual Antique Chinese Kangxi Porcelain Teabowl With Unusual Mark 1662-1722

Chinese Kangxi porcelain teabowl, mark: 1662-1722

image from xupes.com

Clog-shaped tea bowl with design of plum blossoms and geometric patterns, Momoyama period (1573–1615), early 17th century
Japan
Stoneware with iron-black glaze (Mino ware, black Oribe type)

image from the met museum

Seto ware tea bowl in decorated Shino style

19th century
Edo period
Stoneware with iron decoration under feldspathic glaze
H: 8.3 W: 12.9 D: 12.9 cm
Seto, Japan

image from the Freer Sackler galleries of the Smithsonian

Tea bowl with design of autumn grasses
mid 19th century
Kashu Mimpei , (Japanese, 1796-1871)
Edo period
Stoneware with enamels over clear colorless glaze
H: 7.6 W: 12.4 D: 12.4 cm
Awaji island, Japan