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Hagi Chawan by Seishu-gama
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This attractive chawan (tea bowl) is a beautiful representative of Hagi pottery, a four hundred year old tradition that has produced some of the most splendid bowls for the tea ceremony. The different shades of light brown seem coated with a soft powder, all the way to the kodai (foot), where the sweet snow gives way to crackled ice. A refreshing spectacle in summer, or a great marriage of senses for tea sipping in winter. The bowl was made at a kiln named Seishu-gama, located in the city of ...click for details
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Hagi Chawan by Hamanaka Gesson
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A sublime chawan (tea bowl), reminiscent of classic marble sculptures, though warmer and more inviting to the touch. This vessel has the noble air of an ancient work of art and the modern feel of a ware shaped by a contemporary designer. It was made by a potter, who has exposed in a multitude of venues and lands, from Tokyo to New York and Beijing, as an ambassador of Hagi pottery; a tradition with roots in the world of the tea ceremony and which has therefore a sense of the Now, that is etern ...click for details
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Black Raku-yaki Chawan by Katsura-gama
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Black Raku-yaki chawan are certainly some of the most fascinating tea bowls, revered since they were first made in Kyoto, during the sixteenth century, by Chojiro ( ? - 1589) under the direction of the founding father of the Japanese tea ceremony: Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591). The apparent simplicity of the vessel, free of decoration, dynamism and distinction, embodies the spirit of Zen Buddhism to which it is intimately linked.
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Chawan by Tanigawa Shozo
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This exquisite chawan (tea bowl) was made by a potter named Tanigawa Shozo. It is shaped like an Ido chawan (water well tea bowl) but presents a light jade like, silky glaze; a very delicate balance between strength and beauty.
Tanigawa Shozo is a second generation potter born in 1933. He began studying with his father Shunyo in 1958, at the Shunyo kiln. In 1978, Shozo became a member of the renowned Japan Traditional Art Crafts Association.
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Yuteki Guinomi signed Hiro
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This exquisite piece is described as a yuteki guinomi (sake cup) by the potter; a sort of Tenmoku ware. The first Tenmoku wares to have found their way to Japan were brought back from China by Buddhist monks in the fourteenth century. The exotic vessels which are compared to pieces of Heaven were much prized by the Ashikaga Shoguns, who reigned over Japan between the 14th and 16th century.
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Karatsu Chawan by Hirayama Kenji
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The unpretentious form and colors of this Karatsu chawan (tea bowl) give it a subdued yet very appealing character; the same one tea masters of 16th century Japan appreciated in simple vessels, truer to the essence of Zen Buddhism. As with men, it is by looking at the foot that one can grasp the strength and richness of this bowl, well balanced and refined.
The chawan was made by a potter named Hirayama Kenji, born in 1947. Hirayama established his kiln, called Nakanotsuji in the city of Kara ...click for details
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Shino Chawan by Kobayashi Takeharu
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Shino chawan are some of the most favored tea bowls; their spectacular heavy glazes seem to be frozen in time; as present as a meditating monk. This expertly crafted vessel was made by a potter named Kobayashi Takeharu, born in 1944. This is a simpler piece by the potter who is little known but has exposed all over Japan. His kiln is located in Toki, Gifu prefecture, one of the cradles of Mino pottery.
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Shigaraki Guinomi by Fujimoto Hide
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This magnificent guinomi (sake cup) is the work of a Shigaraki potter named Fujimoto Hide, born in 1954. With its beautiful play of tones and textures, the cup seems to tell a fantastic story which depicts mountains and lakes, forests and deserts. An entire world is contained in this vessel, into which the spirits of sake drinkers will merrily wander, for generations.
The guinomi is signed, in perfect condition, and will be shipped in a signed box.
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Aka-oribe Chawan by Aisuke
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Here is a very interesting Aka-oribe chawan (red oribe tea bowl). The rim has the characteristic emerald and blue tones of Oribe wares. The drawings depict the end of an arrow on one side and a target on the other. In a way, this martial motif is a reminder of the origin of Oribe pottery, which was greatly influenced by General Furuta Oribe (1544-1615), who saw beauty in asymmetrical and cracked tea vessels. Many warlords of Furuta’s era cultivated a keen interest for the tea ceremony. This ...click for details
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Red Raku-yaki Chawan by Tanyan
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Pre 1960 item# 760189
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This very attractive bowl is a red Raku chawan: a tea bowl made for the Japanese tea ceremony. The subtly nuanced shades of red with hints of greens and the delicate lightness of its design are expressions of its ephemerality and make it a true descendant of the great Raku vessels, which were once called Ima-yaki, literally now-ware. The chawan bears the marks of a potter named Tanyan, who is not really known except for the fact that he must have worked at a kiln near the Saidai temple in Nara ...click for details
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