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Lot 326 · Ceramics · H 6 · ⌀ ~8.5 cm酒器・茶器
COLLECTIBLE SET OF TEA BOWLS “KURADASHI”
Estimate
4 000 – 7 000 ₽
- Set or pair
- Workshop
Kura-gama kiln (蔵窯), mark Gyokukiho (玉喜峰). Japan.
- Period
Late 20th century (Showa / early Heisei period).
- Material
Studio stoneware, high-fire running glazes, YohenYohen 窯変 — lit. “change in the kiln”. An unpredictable, unique pattern of shades and scorch marks on the body of a piece, formed solely by the movement of the flame and the settling of ash. (color change effect in the kiln).
- Dimensions
Bowl height — 6 cm, diameter — c. 8.5 cm.
- Description
A set of five tea bowls (yunomiYunomi 湯呑 — a traditional tall cup (a cup without a handle) for everyday drinking of hot green tea.) made in the aesthetic of the mingeiMingei 民芸 — a movement for the revival of traditional folk crafts and of the “beauty of everyday things”, founded by the philosopher Yanagi Soetsu in the 1920s. craft art. Each piece has its own color scheme — from a muted sandy tone to deep cobalt and caramel — with a thick glaze that creates complex vertical runs, gradients and drops during firing.
- Marks
On the lid of the original box, handwritten calligraphy of the series name and an impression of the red square seal of the 蔵窯 (Kuragama) kiln. Contents: original gift box of textured cardboard.