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Bowl with Peonies and Butterflies

柿釉金彩蝶牡丹文碗

At a glance — Ceramic · Heian period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan · Ding ware.

Fact Sheet

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category: Ceramics
Period: Heian period
Date: 1001–1200
Creator: Ding ware (定窯、中国・定窯)
Held by: Tokyo National Museum
Location: Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID: cobas-148562

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The color of this Ding-ware bowl was achieved by pouring an iron glaze over a delicately sculpted body. The gold-leaf decoration adds a further layer of complexity.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Designation: Important Cultural Property (重要文化財), Government of Japan
Catalogue ID: cobas-148562 (permanent)
Official record: Japan Search — jpsearch.go.jp/item/cobas-148562
Holder's collection: ColBase — Tokyo National Museum
Photograph: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0. CC BY 4.0 licence
Credit as recorded: 井上恒一氏・冨美子氏寄贈

Cite this page: “Bowl with Peonies and Butterflies（柿釉金彩蝶牡丹文碗）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-148562. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/bowl-with-peonies-and-butterflies/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.

Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)

Genre: Asian Ceramics
Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
Material: Stoneware with reddish-brown glaze and gold
員数: 1口
分類: 東洋陶磁
品質形状: 陶製
法量: 高3.5 口径12.9 高台径3.7

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