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Splendid Red Raku-yaki Chawan
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This red raku-yaki chawan is a true gem. Probably dating from the end of the Meiji period (1868-1912), it is a splendid example of the beauty of this style of bowls, made exclusively for the tea ceremony. The Raku family has held very high standard for the making of tea ceremony wares since the 16th century. Until the modern age, their wares were reserved for the aristocratic class, but with the Meiji Restoration, Kyoto potters started to emulate their bowls and make them available to a broa ...click for details
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Pair of Oni-hagi Yunomi by Mukuhara Kashun
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Mukuhara Kashun was born in 1950 in the Yamaguchi prefecture where the city of Hagi is located, in the westernmost part of the main Japanese island of Honshu. At the age of 18, he started making Hagi pottery and founded his kiln, called Kobata-gama, in 1974 in the city of Hagi. Mukuhara exposes mainly in venues relative to the tea ceremony. Yunomi (tea cups) however are used in a more informal setting than chawan (tea bowls). This pair of two cups, have a slightly different size, the tallest ...click for details
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Iga-yaki Yunomi by Fujioka Shuhei
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Fujioka Shuhei was born in 1947 in the city of Ueno in the Japanese region of Iga, where Iga wares have been made since the 16th century. Fujioka, who founded his kiln in 1975, has exposed his works all around Japan and even in New York. His pieces, though they retain the traditional qualities of Iga wares, have a very modern feel.
This particular yunomi (tea cup) was part of his last exposition in a Tokyo gallery, in October 2005. Fujioka has been a frequent guest at that gallery owned by Mr ...click for details
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Gohonte Hagi Chawan by Yamane Seigen
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Yamane Seigen, born in 1952, is a well known potter from the city of Hagi. Hagi-yaki (Hagi ware) has been made since the end of the 16th century in around that small city in the Yamaguchi prefecture on the Sea of Japan. Around that time, a Korean potter named Li Kyong was brought to Japan by Lord Mori to serve him. He founded his kiln in the town of Hagi and started that city’s four century old tradition.
Yamane Seigen is also a martial arts instructor and high levels of energy and concentra ...click for details
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Celadon Yunomi by Wakao Makoto
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Wakao Makoto was born in 1959 in the city of Tajimi (current Gifu prefecture), one of Japan’s great ceramic center known for Mino-yaki (Mino ware). He studied industrial design and at 24 was selected for the Asahi Journal Exposition and the exposition of the Japanese Traditional Crafts Association. Since 1998 his works have been frequently exposed at the famous Kuroda Toen gallery in Ginza, Tokyo.
Seiji-yaki (celadon ware) was first made in China during the Sung dynasty (960-1279) and the hig ...click for details
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Chawan by Kimura Morinobu
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Kimura Morinobu, born in 1932, is one of the three Kimura brothers. All of them are well known potters with works in galleries and museums throughout the world. Kimura Morinobu studied with Living National Treasure Shimuzu Uichi, and he has been designated an Intangible Cultural Property of the city of Kyoto, where he lives.
The Kimura brothers are known for their mastery of glazes, and this bowl is a splendid example of it. The shades of grey and blue give a light quality to the chawan that ...click for details
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Karatsu Chawan by Hashimura Takashi
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This splendid chawan is a karatsu-yaki (karatsu ware). Karatsu-yaki has been made since the beginning of the 16th century on the southern Japanese island of Kyushu. As it is the case with many Japanese ceramic traditions, it is Korean potters brought to Japan to serve feudal Lords, who started the tradition, bringing their techniques and knowledge from the continent. They founded kilns around the city of Karatsu, near Nagasaki and their work was very popular among tea ceremony masters who fou ...click for details
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Bizen Cup by Ema Hiroshi
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This beautiful cup, that could be used as a guinomi (sake cup), was made by potter Ema Hiroshi, who works and lives in the Japanese Alps, near the city of Nagano. Ema, born in Tokyo in 1953, entered the world of ceramics in 1990 after having left behind his life as a white collar. He graduated from the Bizen ceramic center in 1992 and in 1994 founded his first kiln; a 12 m anagama, in the village of Honjo. Ema makes ceramics using Bizen clay and the clay from the paddy fields near his house, ...click for details
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Nezumi Shino Chawan by Kato Shunji
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This splendid chawan is a Shino chawan (Shino tea bowl) and more precisely a Nezumi Shino chawan. Nezumi means rat or mouse in Japanese and looking at the color of the bowl, it is easy to understand the relation.
Shino ware, made from the 16th century in the ancient Mino province (current Gifu prefecture), are almost exclusively made for the tea ceremony.
This particular bowl was made by a potter named Kato Shunji. Unfortunately, I was not able to find much information on that craftsman. It ...click for details
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Bizen Chawan by Yokoyama Naoki
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This remarkable chawan is a Bizen-yaki (Bizen ware) and was made by a potter named Yokoyama Naoki. Bizen-yaki has been produced since the 12th century near the city of Okayama (current Okayama prefecture) in the southern part of the main Japanese island of Honshu. It is a well known tradition and one of the six old Japanese ceramic schools, although it seems there were closer to 80.
Yokoyama Naoki was born in 1970. His father was also a Bizen potter. He started studying pottery at the Bizen ...click for details
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