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500 year old Kuro Oribe Chawan with gold repair

 

 sold already

 

 

 

Best of the best! Distorted half cylinder shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl made of light, coarse unrefined Mino clay. The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical black oniita glaze inside and outside, with the exception of the bottom' the roughly cut foot ring and window, which is decorated with plover birds (chidori) over waves in black under a shin on type glaze. Next to the roughly cut foot ring is a kiln mark (kama jirushi). There is a repair to the rim, executed in real Japanese gold lacquer. The bowl dates from the heart of Momoyama Period, 500 years old and has been exhibited in our family collection since 1937.

The bowl comes in an old tailor made box with silk (chirimen) pouch (shifuku) and corner protection (hashira) made about 30 yrs. ago in Tokyo for about USD 400.

Size: 6,8 cm height x 11,4 - 16 cm diameter.

 

Shipping included.

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Kuro Oribe Chawan Momoyama Period      already sold 

 

 

  

 

Wonderful kutsugata chawan of the late Momoyama Period.

Distorted shoe shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl made of light, coarse unrefined Mino clay.

The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical black oniita glaze inside and outside, with the exception of the bottom, the roughly cut foot ring and window, which is decorated with a geometric pattern in black under a transparent Shino type glaze.

Circumventing lines and dots are scratched into the black glaze before firing, showing the bare white clay. Inside the foot ring is a kiln mark.

Perfect antique condition. No repairs.

New wooden box (kiribako)

Size: 11-14,5 cm diameter, 8 cm height, foot ring: 7 cm

 

Shipping included.

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Momoyama / early Edo grey Shino-Oribe Chawan       already sold

 

 

This gorgeous grey Shino-Oribe Chawan was made around 1620, the late Momoyama and early Edo Period.

The cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) chawan is made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay. Shape and style (flaring mouth) make it contemporary with the late Oribe bowls. The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical black oniita engobe inside and outside - with the exception of the bottom - over which a white, feldspatic Shino glaze has been poured. Just the foot ring and its immediate surrounding was left unglazed.

A geometric decoration of a series of squares with dots in the center was scratched into the iron oxide engobe. The somewhat irregular foot is typical for the late production of the 1620-ies at the Motoyashiki and Kamagane kilns. The bowl has a beautiful shape, a heavy weight and is very well balanced.

Size: 8,6 cm height, 11,2-12 cm diameter.

  Shipping and wood box included.

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Momoyama/early Edo Shino Chawan with orange fire colour       already sold

 

 

 Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay. The style of the foot lets it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls. But the shape of the expertly thrown body, the orange skin effect on the typical Shino glaze with beautiful orange 'fire colour' recalls the days of the single chamber kilns, but the glaze and the somewhat irregular foot is typical for the late production of the 1620's at the Motoyashiki and Kamagane kilns.

 

The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced.

Bowls of this style inspired the artist Mark Rothko among other things to create his abstract colour compositions (like his abstract painting No. 8 - 1952 - see picture No. 11).

No cracks, no repairs. The chawan comes together with a good Japanese wood box.

Size: 9,3 cm height x 12,4 cm diameter.

 

Shipping included

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Momoyama/early Edo Period Black Kutsu Gata Oribe Chawan      already sold

 

 

 

 

 

Little distorted half cylinder shaped (kutsugata) tea bowl made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay.

The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical black iron oxide glaze inside and outside. A 'window' on the side has been left unglazed for decoration in iron oxide engobe under a clear ash glaze in two different technics: on the left in nezumi shino style are hanging persimmons (hoshikaki) scratched into the engobe and on the right a tea room window and a plum blossom painted under the clear glaze. This is a typical Momoyama design.

The somewhat irregular foot is typical for the late production of the 1620-ies at the Motoyashiki and Kamagane kilns. Inside the ring is the kamajirushi 一、which is frequently found on bowls manufactured at the Motoyashiki kiln.

Size: 7,3cm height x 11,1 - 14,1cm diameter.

Shipping included.

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Shino Oribe Hanzutzu Chawan       sold already

 

 

 

 Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay. Shape and style (note the trimmed walls) make it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls.

The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical white, feldspatic Shino glaze has been poured under which a decoration of a willow tree (yanagi) and a fence have been applied in iron oxide (oni ita). Just the foot ring and its immediate surrounding was left unglazed. The somewhat irregular foot is typical for the late production of the 1620-ies at the Motoyashiki and Kamagane kilns.

The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced.

Size: 8,7cm height x 10,7cm diameter.

Shipping included.

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400 year old Japanese Grey Shino-Oribe Chawan        already sold

Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay dating to the late Momoyama Period. Shape and style make it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls.

The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical black oniita engobe inside and outside - with the exception of the bottom - over which a white, feldspatic Shino glaze has been poured. Just the foot ring and its immediate surrounding was left unglazed.

The decoration scratched into the iron oxide engobe is the famous design of bamboo sprouts as found on the e-shino bowl in the Tokugawa Museum, Nagoya, and on the shards Arakawa Toyozo found in the mountains of Mino, which convinced him, that shine was actually produced in Mino (and not in Seto).

The somewhat irregular foot is typical for the late production of the 1620-ies at the Motoyashiki and Kamagane kilns. Next to the foot ring is a kiln mark in the form of the Japanese number 2 ’二’, this mark is well covered in the respective literature and dates to the early 17th century. The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced and it comes with a real antique wood box and a shifuku with purple colour.

Size: 8,6 cm height x 10,8 cm diameter.

Shipping included.

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Shino-Oribe Chawan from the late Momoyama Period     995 $

 

 

Cylinder shaped (hanzutsu) tea bowl made of light, fine, unrefined Mino clay from the late Momoyama or early Edo period. Shape and style (note the trimmed walls) make it appear contemporary with the late Oribe bowls. The expertly thrown body is covered with the typical white, feldspatic Shino glaze which has been poured and under which a decoration of a bamboo grass (sass) and a fence have been applied in iron oxide (oni ita). Just the foot ring and its immediate surrounding was left unglazed. The somewhat irregular foot is typical for the late production of the 1620ies at the Motoyashiki and Kamagane kilns. The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced.

The wooden box and the shifuku are part of the offer.

Size: 7,1 cm height, 12,7 cm in diameter.

Shipping included.

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Momoyama Period Ko Karatsu Tea Bowl with Nashiji-Gold         already sold

 

 

Absolutely rare flower shaped (Rinka-type) Ko-Karatsu tea bowl. It originates from the famous Yamase kiln in Kishitake, dating back to the Momoyama Period, late 16th century

It has a precious high-end Najishi Gold dust restoration with fragments from the same kiln like the missing pieces. A real stunning item in museum quality.

A good Japanese wood box and a shifuku are part of my offer.

Size: 6 cm height x 12,8 cm in diameter.

Shipping included.

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