Set of two Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (b)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761723

This beautiful pair of two large yunomi (tea cups) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the most prolific contemporary potters, also known as a potter’s wheel prodigy. The versatility and restless creativity of the artist is now legendary, and the diversity in colors of these two cups is a good representation of that talent. The yunomi are made in the Kuro-oribe (black oribe) and narumi oribe traditional styles of pottery, from the ancient province of Mino (current Aichi prefecture) where the artis... Click for details

Set of two Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (a)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761722

This beautiful pair of two large yunomi (tea cups) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the most prolific contemporary potters, also known as a potter’s wheel prodigy. The versatility and restless creativity of the artist is now legendary, and the diversity in colors of these two cups is a good representation of that talent. The yunomi are made in the Kuro-oribe (black oribe) and narumi oribe traditional styles of pottery, from the ancient province of Mino (current Aichi prefecture) where the artis... Click for details

Kuro-oribe Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (c)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761721

This wonderful yunomi (tea cup) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the best known contemporary potters. This particular cup is made in the kuro-oribe (black oribe) tradition of pottery, which originated in the Mino province of Japan (current Aichi prefecture) around the 1600’s. Furuta Oribe (1544-1615) gave his name to that kind of ceramic. He was a warrior and a tea master, student to Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591), and favored asymmetrical, cracked tea potteries, which were more in tune with the con... Click for details

Kuro-oribe Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (b)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761719

This wonderful yunomi (tea cup) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the best known contemporary potters. This particular cup is made in the kuro-oribe (black oribe) tradition of pottery, which originated in the Mino province of Japan (current Aichi prefecture) around the 1600’s. Furuta Oribe (1544-1615) gave his name to that kind of ceramic. He was a warrior and a tea master, student to Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591), and favored asymmetrical, cracked tea potteries, which were more in tune with the con... Click for details

Kuro-oribe Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (a)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761717

This wonderful yunomi (tea cup) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the best known contemporary potters. This particular cup is made in the kuro-oribe (black oribe) tradition of pottery, which originated in the Mino province of Japan (current Aichi prefecture) around the 1600’s. Furuta Oribe (1544-1615) gave his name to that kind of ceramic. He was a warrior and a tea master, student to Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591), and favored asymmetrical, cracked tea potteries, which were more in tune with the con... Click for details

Narumi-oribe Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (c)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761716

This splendid yunomi (tea cup) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the best known contemporary potters. This particular cup is made in the narumi-oribe tradition of pottery, which originated in the town of Narumi, located the Mino province of Japan (current Aichi prefecture) around the 1600’s. Furuta Oribe (1544-1615), a warrior, tea master and student to Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591) gave his name to that genre of asymmetrical potteries It was more in tune with the concept of beauty at the core of th... Click for details

Narumi-oribe Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (b)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761698

This splendid yunomi (tea cup) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the best known contemporary potters. This particular cup is made in the narumi-oribe tradition of pottery, which originated in the town of Narumi, located the Mino province of Japan (current Aichi prefecture) around the 1600’s. Furuta Oribe (1544-1615), a warrior, tea master and student to Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591) gave his name to that genre of asymmetrical potteries It was more in tune with the concept of beauty at the core of th... Click for details

Narumi-oribe Yunomi by Suzuki Goro (a)

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761696

This splendid yunomi (tea cup) was made by Suzuki Goro, one of the best known contemporary potters. This particular cup is made in the narumi-oribe tradition of pottery, which originated in the town of Narumi, located the Mino province of Japan (current Aichi prefecture) around the 1600’s. Furuta Oribe (1544-1615), a warrior, tea master and student to Sen-no-rikyu (1522-1591) gave his name to that genre of asymmetrical potteries It was more in tune with the concept of beauty at the core of th... Click for details

Chinese Studio Contemporary Longquan Celadon Tea Cup

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #761309
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Guinomi by Unokawa Kazumasa

Artisan and Design: Ceramics: Pottery: Cups Contemporary: item #760188

Here is yet another beautiful guinomi (sake cup) made by Unokawa Kazumasa, who is a master of Tenmoku pottery, one of the most difficult to make. This particular piece is a more personal work, with more fluidity in its design. Yet, as much as a Tenmoku piece, the stellar quality of the cup relates the potter’s poetic spirit and his relation to the cosmos. Unokawa Kazumasa was born in Nara in 1952, not far from Kyoto. He never had a mentor and let “the clay, the kiln, the fire and nature be h... Click for details