Ido Chawan Korea 17th century with wooden box 995 $
Ido Ware, Korean Joseon Dynasty (16th-17th century). The light cream bowl is decorated overall with a crackled cream glaze.
Rustic and sophisticated at the same time, this vessel is another great example of the beauty of Korean Ido chawans.
"Ido" chawan (tea bowl) is the first of three types of famous Japanese Tea Ceremony bowls. A very famous saying in the Tea Ceremony is "First Ido, second Raku, third Karatsu". It means Ido chawan is the highest grade tea bowl. Even though Ido chawan did not originate in Japan but in Korea, many Japanese have recognized them as the top grade tea bowl for the Tea Ceremony through the ages. Ido chawan was a low grade bowl used for daily necessities in the early Joseon dynasty in Korea (1392-1910). Substantial numbers of Ido chawan were shipped to japan in order to meet Japanese demand. By the Momoyama period in Japan (1568-1603), famous tea ceremony artist Sen no Rikyu had appeared and was promoting the wabi spirit in the Tea ceremony. Wabi means finding the beauty in imperfection. So Ido chawan from Korea hit the heart of many Japanese people who were pursuing the wabi spirit at that time. The shapes of Ido chawan bowls are imperfect indeed, however they contain perfect natural beauty.
No cracks or repairs except inborn kiln cracks. It comes in a good quality Korean wood box, which we purchased in the 1990's in South Korea to keep this Ido tea bowl safe.
Size: 8,6 cm height x 15,1cm diameter.
Shipping included.
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Early Edo Period Irabo Chawan from Korea - very rare! 995 $ sold already
We are proud to present you a very rare Korean Irabo Chawan made in the early Edo Period on Japanese order.
This is a Wan shaped tea bowl made of coarse, unrefined clay with a high content of iron oxide. The clay shows impurities and stones - some of them have exploded ('ishihaze'). Over the dark clay a thin, transparent ash glaze has been applied, inside is an aesthetic brush stroke (hake me) in white engobe.
The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced. It has been used for many years as the heavy stain inside and around the rim indicates. The style is that of the ko-irabo bowls of the 16th century, but these were bigger and heavier.
Size, light weight and intentional distortion indicate that this chawan was made in the 17th century on Japanese order.
Size: 7,2 cm height, 14,2 cm diameter.
Shipping included.
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Rare Korean hana-Mishima Chawan - ex. museum - 15th century 2500 $
Wan shaped tea bowl made of fine, unrefined clay with a small content of iron oxide. The clay shows few impurities and stones. The inside has been stamped with flower patterns (hanamishima) between circular lines both were filled with a fine, white engobe before a transparent ash glaze haze was applied. The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced and has been used for many years as the stain inside and around the rim indicates.
Very good tailor made wooden box (kiribako) inscribed on the lid 'mishima chawan'and the name hyakka (hundred flowers - referring to the shoguns garden in mukoujima - haykka-en).
This mishima chawan was exhibited from May 22 to September 2011 at the Keramion Museum in Frechen, Germany. It is published in the valuable book 'Momoyama Keramik und ihr Einfluss auf die Gegenwart' (Momoyama Ceramics and its influence until today), catalogue no. 33 (p. 32), Frechen 2011, ISBN-978-3-94005-06-8. The book is written in german and english with a foreword of the Japanese embassador in Germany.
The tea bowl comes together with the wood box and a new edition of the book.
Size: 6,4 cm height, 17,3 - 18,3 cm diameter.
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Rare Korean Gohon Ido shape Chawan 400 years old 1600 $
We proudly like to offer a 400 year old perfect Korean Gohon Ido shape chawan.
The fine, little iron bearing clay has been mixed with sand (suna gohon) and thrown into an ido shape widening towards the rim.
The light body is covered with a clear, little greyish ash glaze, reacting with the iron oxide in the body to develop the pink spots typical for that kind of Gohon bowls.
The high foot has been trimmed when the clay was leather hard producing a rough surface which resulted in kairagi (shrinking glaze) typical for Ido tea bowls.
Size: 8,1 cm height x 13,2 cm diameter.
The bowl comes with an old black stained wood box.
Shipping included.
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Korean Ido Chawan with Kintsugi gold restoration 16.-17.cent. 1500 $
Flat shaped and elegantly modulated Korean Ido chawan from the mid Joseon Period (16-17 century). It is thinly coated with a creamy yellow glaze and very scenic drippings. Shape and form are inspired by the Buncheong Dynasty Gqey yl Chawans a period before.
Great antique condition with two spots of very old gintsugi (kintsugi) gold restoration, with impressing 'kannyu' (crackle) and a high density of 'keshiki' landscape.
This rare tea bowl has also a comfortable feeling of touch and hold with a very tasteful roughness. A perfect example for the spirit of wabi-sabi.
The Ido chawan will be sold with an older wood box and a shifuku.
Size: 6 cm height x 14,3 cm in diameter.
Shipping included.
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