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AN OCHRE- AND BROWN-GLAZED IRABO-STYLE TEA BOWL (CHAWAN), EDO PERIOD Japan, 18th century. Well potted, with deep, rounded sides, decorated to the lower section with concentric striations, supported on a short, straight foot with a recessed base. The surface entirely covered in a copper-brown glaze, mottled with large ochre-yellow splashes. Provenance: From The Sam and Myrna Myers Collection, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012. Condition: Very good condition with minor wear and firing-inherent irregularities. Occasional minor chips along the foot rim. Weight: 257.9 g Dimensions: Height 7.4 cm, Diameter 11.8 cm Irabo ware, literally meaning ‘rough textured’, was produced in Korea during the Joseon dynasty in the early seventeenth century for Japanese tea masters, who commissioned these vessels from the Yangsan kilns. Its unpretentious character, and particularly its coarse surface, resonated strongly with the late sixteenth century Japanese tea aesthetic, which valued simplicity and rusticity. In homage to the original Korean models, a number of Japanese kilns deliberately emulated the rough and humble appearance of Korean stoneware. Some of these wares displayed characteristic yellowish markings in honey and pale ochre tones, giving rise to the subcategory known as ‘ki irabo’, or ‘yellow Irabo’. The present bowl exemplifies this stylistic lineage. Literature comparison: Compare a related brown-glazed gokide-type tea bowl (chawan), Edo period, 1630-1660, 13.9 cm diameter, in the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, accession number F1902.50a-f. Compare a related yellow-glazed Irabo-style tea bowl (chawan), 14 cm diameter, in the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, accession number FSC-P-6993a-g. Compare a related brown-glazed Irabo ware tea bowl, by Nin’nami Dohachi, Edo period, 18th century, in the Tokyo National Museum, collection reference number G-1238. Compare a related brown-glazed Irabo ware tea bowl, Korea, Joseon dynasty, 16th century, in the Tokyo National Museum, collection reference number TG-2709.