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Lot 317 · Ceramics · ⌀ 10 · H 6 cm酒器・茶器
TEA CEREMONY BOWL (CHAWAN) “HISA”
Celadon (Seiji) ceramics. Taisho – early Showa period
(first half of the 20th century)
Highly ferruginous dark clay, celadon glaze, crackle.
Estimate
12 000 – 18 000 ₽
- Dimensions
diameter — 10 cm, height — 6 cm.
- Description
An exquisite collector's Japanese chawanChawan 茶碗 — the canonical deep bowl of the tea ceremony, used to prepare and drink powdered green matcha tea. of hemispherical form, intended for preparing powdered matcha tea. The vessel is made by hand from heavy, dense dark clay and covered with a thick celadon glaze of a deep greenish-jade tone, with an expressive multilayered web of noble crackle. The broad unglazed foot shows the classic “iron” texture (tetsunoashi).
- Marks
The master's mark is hand-incised on the underside of the foot: “Hisa” (久).