Bamboo Design Chawan – Late Meiji/Taisho

Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1920: item #175068

Bamboo Design Chawan – Late Meiji/Taisho - Early Japanese studio pottery chawan or teabowl, probably 1880's to 1920's. Its exterior is decorated in an allover wax- resist technique of very thick slip in cocoa brown w/ slight red tinges over 2 different Black Bamboo motives on each side. The bowl's interior is decorated in a thick white slip symbolic of swirling wind or waves over a yellow stoneware body. Bowl is heavy! Condition is excellent, no damage whatsoever except for one tiny pinhead... Click for details

Japanese Arita Sometsuke Tea Cup

Japanese: Tea Articles Pre 1900: item #174922
TR0267

This antique blue and white Imari ceramic tea cup dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912)in Japan. It measures 3 1/8 inches in diameter by 2 3/4 inches tall).

It is a 19th century transfer pattern design and was most likely originally shipped from the Arita area of Japan. ... Click for details

Iris Chawan - Taisho-early Showa

Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1970: item #174809

Iris Teabowl - Signed Japanese pottery teabowl (chawan) decorated with a lovely blue Iris and gold, green and grey leaves over white slip. Signed on its base with a clearly impressed seal see photos. We do not know the signature. Condition is excellent, no damage whatsoever. Measures 3 1/8 inchest tall to the top of its rim by approximately 3 inches across in diameter wide.

Meiji Period Kokei-yaki Sometsuke Sencha Set

Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1910: item #174528

A lovely and rare Kokei-yaki porcelain sencha set dating to the Meiji Period. Each work has hydrangeas painted in cobalt blue on the snow white body. The collection was owned by Seto calligrapher Ooshima Kimigawa(?-1943). In excellent condition with an old box, cups are 4.8cm.tall and 7.5cm.across, kyusu is 6.5cm.tall and 12.6cm. long and the 'water cooler' is 4.6cm.tall and 9.0cm.across. The kyusu is very delicate and light while the cups and cooler were thrown thicker, and can be used for sake... Click for details

Black Raku Chawan by Egawa Setsusai

Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1980: item #173907

Very much in a Koetsu rounded form, this is a fine Kuro-Raku (Black Raku) chawan by Egawa Setsusai(1902-1979). More about Egawa with a photo of the potter in other Egawa listings. He was a Tea potter and this chawan was exhibited at a Mitsukoshi exhibit about thirty years ago; the number 31 is still on the base, the white square seen in the photos. It's never been used. The flash brought out the iron in the glaze but in person it is very black. Small pinholes are also highlighted but are not so ... Click for details

ANTIQUE Japanese IRON KAMA, DRAGONFLY HANDLE

Japanese: Tea Articles: Metalwork Pre 1940: item #172091
TCR893

A hand forged antique iron water pot with bronze lid for use in the Japanese Zen Tea Ceremony; handles in the shape of dragonflies embedded in the side. The upper half is grooved with concentric rings; spread wings of the dragonflies conform to the shape of the bowl while jointed bodies project out in 3-D almost 1 inch from the surface. 2 antique iron ring handles (included) are run through the body between the wings. The heavy bronze lid features a 5 petal plum blossom finial. The piece mea... Click for details

Japanese iron water kettle for tea, 19th century

Japanese: Tea Articles: Metalwork Pre 1900: item #171230
10024

Cast iron chagama, or water kettle used for the tea ceremony. Round form with two eyelets on the shoulder in the shape of stylized dragonheads, each holding a large ring in their mouths. Plain, roughened surface. Bronze lid with flower-shaped, open-worked knob. Nice green patina. Body cast iron. H 8 ¾ inches. Japan, 19th century. Very good condition. Beautiful deep brown patina on body. These kettles were put on an iron brazier filled with charcoal.

Japanese water jar, stoneware, Kutani, 19th c.

Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1900: item #171228
10019

Cylindrical water jar with two squared handles and lid, as used for the tea ceremony. The knob on top of the lid is formed by two reishi mushrooms. Sand colored clay, covered with cream colored glaze with light brown rabbit’s fur patches. On this, in gold, green and blue enamels a decoration of a stream bordered with reeds and baskets filled with stones (fortification of the banks). Inside glazed. On the bottom a seal in blue and transparent enamel: Kutani Moriyama or Shôzan. H 7 ¼ inches, dia... Click for details

EDO p. Japanese KO-IRAHO CHAWAN TEA BOWL

Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1800: item #161213
TCR847

An Edo period Ko-Iraho chawan tea bowl enclosed in on old cedar box and wrapped in an antique cloth bag. The rough clay has been brought up from the base in a smooth arc, the lip then pinched outward and dipped in glaze which seems to switch between yellow orange and pale green depending on the light. There are a number of bursts on the outside of the bowl caused by inclusions in the clay expanding during firing. Iraho are a chawan style brought by Korean potters to Japan during Hideyoshi Toy... Click for details

Chawan by Kouchi Hidetoshi

Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Contemporary: item #152038

I've often thought of the good fortune I've had to encounter good works of Japanese ceramic art---they are visual and/or hand held poems that inspire and teach me; they provide tranquil beauty amidst the hustle of each day; they transcend time. The list, of course, goes on. I take it as a big responsibility to offer works that represent the beauty and depth of true Japanese culture---not meant for export. It is more than a transaction--it is a giving-sharing-connection. I thought of all this as ... Click for details