Tea Bowl with Peony Decoration

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The nineteenth-century example of inlaid Yatsushiro ware displayed here is emblematic of late Edo-period revivals of buncheong idioms, reflecting the antiquarian predilections of the tea culture and, by extension, of ceramic industries throughout Japan during this period.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art