Rokubei Kiyomizu the 3rd (1820-1883) Antique Japanese Bowl
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Antique Japanese pottery Kiyomizu bowl made by the 3rd Rokubei Kiyomizu (1820-1883). The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom.
The Rokubei family is one of the most influential pottery clan from Kyoto leaded by 8th generation now with over 240 years of history.
Rokubei III became the head of the family business in 1838 after his father, Rokubei II, retired.
He is known to revive Kyoto ceramic industry after 1868 when the capital moved to Tokyo.
In 1879, he was commissioned to make a tea ceremony for the former US president Ulysses S. Grant.
Rokubei III received numerous awards including the ones at the Kyoto Exhibition (1875), the Domestic Industrial Exhibition (1877), and the Nagoya Exhibition (1878).
His works were exhibited in Paris, Sydney and Amsterdam.
Size
Width 14cm
Height 10cm
Weight 465g
Condition
Very good condition.
No chips, no cracks.
Antique Japanese pottery Kiyomizu bowl made by the 3rd Rokubei Kiyomizu (1820-1883). The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom.
The Rokubei family is one of the most influential pottery clan from Kyoto leaded by 8th generation now with over 240 years of history.
Rokubei III became the head of the family business in 1838 after his father, Rokubei II, retired.
He is known to revive Kyoto ceramic industry after 1868 when the capital moved to Tokyo.
In 1879, he was commissioned to make a tea ceremony for the former US president Ulysses S. Grant.
Rokubei III received numerous awards including the ones at the Kyoto Exhibition (1875), the Domestic Industrial Exhibition (1877), and the Nagoya Exhibition (1878).
His works were exhibited in Paris, Sydney and Amsterdam.
Size
Width 14cm
Height 10cm
Weight 465g
Condition
Very good condition.
No chips, no cracks.
