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Lot 315 · Ceramics · H 10.5 cm酒器・茶器
BEER TUMBLER (BIAMAGU) “TOUKICHI”
Toukichi workshop (Bizen Toukichi Pottery), Bizen ceramics.
Okayama Province, second half of the 20th century
Bizen ceramics; potter's wheel, long unglazed wood firing.
Estimate
7 000 – 10 000 ₽
- Original box (tomobako)
- Dimensions
height — 10.5 cm.
- Description
A collector's biamaguBiamagu ビアマグ — a traditional Japanese tall beer tumbler (beer mug). Pieces in unglazed ceramics (for example, Bizen) are highly valued for their ability to hold a dense, lasting head. tumbler by a noted hereditary Japanese workshop. Thrown on the potter's wheel from natural, dense, iron-rich Bizen clay, it underwent a firing of several days with wood without artificial glazes, acquiring a noble palette of kiln fire marks.
- Marks
The body/base bears the maker's mark of the “Toukichi” workshop.
- Contents
Original box with the logo of the Bizen Ceramics initiative, an information insert-map of the region, and the manufacturer's care leaflet.