A Beautiful Edo Period ki-Seto Tea Bowl with Gold and Silver Repairs
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900: Item # 1356331
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1900: Item # 1356331
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This piece features a warm golden crackled glaze with several patches of lighter pigmentation and a number of gold and silver repairs. The inside of the bowl is especially inviting, showing a magnificent patina developed over many decades of use. The outside of the bowl displays Chrysanthemums (Kiku)—long considered an auspicious symbol of longevity and rejuvenation in Japan and used as a family crest for the royal family—and what appear to be Wild Ginger (Aoi hana)—symbolizing protection from natural disasters and bountiful harvests—in this case used by the Tokugawa clan as their family insignia. The presence of both symbols on a tea bowl is auspicious, as both of these symbols are seen as signs of dynastic rule.
In fine antique condition, this piece is 4.9 inches in diameter (12.5 cm) and stands 3.2 inches tall (8.2 cm). It comes with a period wood box of exceedingly fine construction. The kodai (foot) is well-shaped, well-grounded, and clearly displays the unglazed rich clay. The Chinese characters on the lid of the box read 黄瀬戸 (ki-Seto) 茶碗 (chawan) indicating a yellow Seto style of tea bowl.
This piece features a warm golden crackled glaze with several patches of lighter pigmentation and a number of gold and silver repairs. The inside of the bowl is especially inviting, showing a magnificent patina developed over many decades of use. The outside of the bowl displays Chrysanthemums (Kiku)—long considered an auspicious symbol of longevity and rejuvenation in Japan and used as a family crest for the royal family—and what appear to be Wild Ginger (Aoi hana)—symbolizing protection from natural disasters and bountiful harvests—in this case used by the Tokugawa clan as their family insignia. The presence of both symbols on a tea bowl is auspicious, as both of these symbols are seen as signs of dynastic rule.
In fine antique condition, this piece is 4.9 inches in diameter (12.5 cm) and stands 3.2 inches tall (8.2 cm). It comes with a period wood box of exceedingly fine construction. The kodai (foot) is well-shaped, well-grounded, and clearly displays the unglazed rich clay. The Chinese characters on the lid of the box read 黄瀬戸 (ki-Seto) 茶碗 (chawan) indicating a yellow Seto style of tea bowl.