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Lot 302 · Ceramics酒器・茶器
SAKE SET (TOKKURI AND GUINOMI)
Master Shima Yukihiro, Bizen ceramics. Okayama Province, second half of the 20th century, potter's wheel, long unglazed firing in a noborigama kiln.
Estimate
18 000 – 25 000 ₽
- Set or pair
- Named master
- Dimensions
height of the tokkuriTokkuri 徳利 — a traditional sake-serving flask with a characteristic narrow neck and a widening body (often pear- or drop-shaped). flask — 13 cm, height of the guinomiGuinomi ぐい呑 — a classic sake cup. It differs from the miniature cups in its larger size, free form and pronounced texture. cup — 5 cm.
- Description
A collector's studio sake set by the noted master Shima Yukihiro (b. 1937). It includes a tokkuri flask of classic form and a guinomi cup. The pieces were thrown on the potter's wheel from local, iron-rich, dense clay and underwent a firing of several days with wood, which produced unique fire marks on the unglazed surfaces.
- Marks
On the base of the flask — a clear, hand-incised maker's mark.
- Contents
Information insert with the artist's official biography.