White porcelain bowl with a shape change in part of its body. This shape is not original to ceramics. Based on silverware and white pocelain similar to this piece have been excavated from the tombs dating back to the beggining of 8th century, it is thought that it was made to imitate the silverware used by the upper classes of the same era.

Provenance:
Karl Kempe (1884-1967) collection.

Publications
*Selected Masterpices from the Tresures of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, commemorating the 80th Anniversary of Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, Tokiwayama Bunko Foundation, 2023 (see commentary by Keiko Mikasa)