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Japanese Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl
Soma browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1910: item # 98678
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| 6” x 3” tall, excellent condition with no damage. Marked, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. This bowl from the Tohoku northern region of Japan is a good example out of the Soma Koma line of potters—one of a number of Soma kilns in Fukushima Prefecture. The bowl has two separate marks, one familiar as the mark of “Tashiro”, the other, unidentified. Soma Koma was one of a number of Soma kilns in Fukushima Prefecture which developed out of traditions transplanted from Kyoto in the 17th century, when the potter Gengoemon Tashiro was sent by the Soma Feudal Lord to study with the famed potter Ninsei. The style known as Soma Koma ware, (the “Koma” being the horse motif), likely originated from the 17c artist Kano Naonobu who was commissioned for the initial development of a horse motif for the Soma family. Early pieces were made and used exclusively by the Soma Daimyo and his associates, until the Meiji Era when the domains were eliminated, and the wares could be sold on the open market. We’ve handled a lot of Soma pieces, and my article on Tohoku pottery appeared two years ago in the Japanese magazine “Daruma.” This is certainly one of the potters given the Tashiro title, if not a generation of the Tashiro family himself. For more information on this regional pottery or about the bowl, please let us know. | ||
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