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Tenmoku Yunomi by Unokawa Kazumasa (k) browse these categories for related items... Directory: Artisan and Design:Ceramics:Pottery:Cups: Contemporary: Item # 758492
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| This splendid yunomi was made by a Japanese potter named Unokawa Kazumasa. Tenmoku literally means the eye of the heaven, in Japanese, and holding a Tenmoku ware is like having a piece of the cosmos in the hands. This kind of pottery was very popular among the Ashikaga Shoguns, who revered these spectacular ceramics, pieces of heaven, and still some of the most difficult to make. A yunomi is a tea cup used to drink tea daily, unlike a chawan (tea bowl) made for the formal Japanese tea ceremony. Unokawa Kazumasa, born in Nara in 1952, not far from Kyoto, where the Ashikaga clan resided, is a master craftsman of Tenmoku pottery. He never had a mentor and let “the clay, the kiln, the fire and nature be his teachers”. As a true artist, he allows the clay to express itself through him and engages it in a creative dialogue from which are born heavenly gems. Unokawa Kazumasa says: “There are various faces and personalities in pottery, which I see. They reveal themselves to me as I carefully come face-to-face with them.” Unokawa-sensei regularly holds exhibitions in Osaka and Nara, among other Japanese cities. And he was even made an honorary citizen of Santa Cruz, after an exposition there, in 1988. The yunomi is signed, in perfect condition. An optional signed wooden box may be ordered. Dimensions: 9 cm x 6 cm (3.6 in x 2.4 in); weight 115 g (4 oz) More pictures available on demand Please make sure you read my Sales Policy Page and kindly inquire if you have any question. | ||||||||||||
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