Rare Kiyomizu Nodate Summer Tea Bowl

Rare Kiyomizu Nodate Summer tea bowl with fantastic hand-painting, made during the Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912).

This summer bowl is in great condition with no chips or cracks.

Size: 7,3 cm height x 8,1 cm in diameter.

The history of Kiyomizu ware began approximately 400 hundred years ago. Kyoto was the center of culture and the biggest economic market at the time, which led it to feature pottery from all over Japan. In the 16th century, tea ceremony became a very popular practice. As a result, Kyoto started producing various teacups (more like oversized mugs) and tools that were used for the tea ceremony. The cups and tools were presented to tea masters, noble and royal families, samurai lords and Buddhist monks at temples. These potteries were then used to entertain the aristocratic and intellectual elites who resided in Kyoto. Artists who acquired skills and methods from China and Korea evolved Kiyomizu ware to meet the demand of sophisticated and artistic tastes. As a result, Kiyomizu ware has a high degree of sophistication, with great variety and glamour. The artists pretty much custom make each item with either ceramic or clay, making it colorful or simple, and so on. There are so many varieties in Kiyomizu ware. These potteries are still handmade and hand painted in present times. As a result, the production is limited and they are hard to come by. It is rare to have the opportunity to see one, compared to the other traditional Japanese potteries.

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