Tea Bowl with a Crane and Turtle
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Tea Bowl with a Crane and Turtle
By Ninnami Dōhachi (1783–1855); Raku ware, black-Raku type
Edo period, 19th century
Glazed earthenware
高9.5 口径9.7 底径5.4
1口
銘文：「道八」刻銘
Notice how this tea bowl features a crane and turtle. Both animals were auspicious symbols of long life, as they were thought to live for hundreds of years."
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