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EDO p. Japanese KO-IRAHO CHAWAN TEA BOWL browse these categories for related items... All Items: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pottery: Pre 1800: item #161213 Please refer to our stock #TCR847 when inquiring.
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| 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 Toyotomis forays into Korea in the Momoyama period. The Ko preceding does not mean old in this case, but is the character for yellow. A crack can bee seen extending down from the lip in this ancient bowl, held together by a sliver staple on the outside. It does not leak. In addition are two repairs to chips in the rim executed with a dark molasses like lacquer putty. The bowl is 5-1/2 inches (24 cm) in diameter, 2-1/2 inches (6.3 cm) tall. | ||||||||||
