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Bizen ware chaire tea caddy by Matsui Tomoyuki
Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1980: item #1107603
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Shippodo
510.780.6761
$700
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Bizen ware tea caddies or chaire, known in Japanese, tend to fall in the category of tea caddies known as wamono. There are two types of tea caddies: karamono and wamono, and with various temae or ceremonies sometimes two are used with a unique tray known as a hakke-bon. The karamono is the standard tenmoku glazes and shapes that the daimyos loved since the 16th centuries and the wamono are the wares such as Bizen, Hagi, and others where most have a straight form instead of the rounder ones that... Click for details
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Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924) - Sake cup
Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery Pre 1920: item #1051085
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zen-zen0
075-771-9190
$1600
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Full of character and life this sake cup or 'guinomi' is the work of the famous literati artist Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924). He has both hand potted and inscribed the cup. The inscription reads ''Ancient bright mirror'', which is based on a line from a drinking poem by Meng Jiao (Moko, 751-814). The line translates as 'Wine is an ancient bright mirror', meaning that wine makes you open your heart and forget you worldly cares; the wonders of life are appreciated just as they are, clear and bright ... Click for details
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