Description
This tea bowl depicts quails in a field of millet. As this is traditionally associated with the fall harvest, it would be appropriate for use in tea gatherings held during the fall. Pottery like this likely led to the eventual development of [nishikide] around the mid-18th century, which is characterized by brilliant gold decoration on overglaze enamel.
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ColBase
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National Institutes for Cultural Heritage
The National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH) comprise four National Museums (Tokyo National Museum, Kyoto National Museum, Nara National Museum, and Kyushu National Museum) and two National Research Institutes for Cultural Properties (Tokyo National Research Institute for Cultural Properties, and Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties), as well as the International Research Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (IRCI) in Sakai City, for a total of seven institutions.
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July 20, 2026