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Red Raku-yaki Tsutsu Chawan by Koyo browse these categories for related items... All Items: Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Bowls: Pre 2000: item # 924862
Vessels.jp 4-4-22 Nishi-gotanda Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan Guest Book 20,000 yen |
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This magnificent tsutsu chawan (cylindrical tea bowl) is a raku-yaki (raku ware). Raku is a Kyoto pottery tradition created more than four hundred years ago, by Chojiro (? – 1589), a Kyoto potter, under the guidance of Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591), a tea master, to cater to his needs for tea bowls that would echo the principles he set for the tea ceremony.
The hand-formed vessel allows for a closer relationship between the pottery and its maker, and that is one of the reasons why it is considered a spiritual objet, which holds as much as it is held. Raku wares are fired at low temperatures and are therefore more fragile potteries, suiting their ephemeral aspect well.
This particular bowl was made by a potter, whose kiln is located in Yamanashi prefecture, in the village of Doshi. The signature on the box is read Koyo, but unfortunately, not much more is known about the artist. The warm palette of floating shades creates an original and very attractive piece and brings back to mind some of the classic bowls of the Raku family of potters.
The bowl is in perfect condition. It comes with a signed box onto which the previous owner wrote the date and place where he acquired the chawan. Dimensions: 11 cm x 9 cm (4.4 in x 3.6 in); weight 300g (10.5 oz) More pictures available on request. Please make sure you read my Sales Policy Page and kindly inquire if you have any question. Some of the pieces presented in this catalog may be acquired through an interest free payment plan. |
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