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Japanese tea utensils from the Momoyama to early Edo periods,presented from Nara with care and connoisseurship.
Koetsu Red Raku Tea Bowl, Named Fukurai
Early Edo period / ¥1,100,000Selected works
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01View details Momoyama period
鼠志野亀甲文茶碗「銘 唐衣」久志卓真識
A Momoyama-period Nezumi-Shino bowl distinguished by tortoiseshell and lattice motifs, accompanied by a box attribution from Takuma Kushi.
¥800,000
02View details Momoyama to early Edo period
古志野松文茶碗「銘 影向」(円能斎箱)
A Ko-Shino bowl whose pine design appears through a generous feldspathic glaze, housed in a box inscribed by the thirteenth Urasenke master Ennosai.
¥800,000
03View details Momoyama period
長次郎 黒茶碗「銘 菓父」
A black Raku tea bowl by Chojiro, named Kafu, combining a quiet black glaze with the intimate hand-shaped presence associated with Momoyama tea ceramics.
¥850,000
04View details Momoyama to early Edo period
古織部耳付肩衝茶入
A compact Ko-Oribe tea caddy with paired ears and a defined katatsuki shoulder, valued for the contrast between its disciplined form and varied glaze.
¥400,000
05View details Momoyama to early Edo period
甫竹 茶杓(筒 覚々斎)
A bamboo tea scoop by Hochiku accompanied by a tube associated with Kakukakusai, the sixth Omotesenke master, revealing the material through line and node.
¥200,000
06View details Momoyama to early Edo period
織部菊摘四方入隅蓋物
An Oribe lidded vessel with indented square corners and a chrysanthemum-shaped knop, balancing geometric structure with a playful sculptural accent.
¥300,000
07View details Momoyama to early Edo period
古織部水車文沓茶碗
A freely distorted Ko-Oribe kutsugata bowl decorated with a waterwheel motif, where a reddish body and green glaze form a vivid Oribe landscape.
¥500,000
08View details Momoyama to early Edo period
古黒織部格子文沓茶碗「銘 桜刈」
A Ko-Kuro-Oribe kutsugata bowl with an undulating rim and lattice design; its box lid preserves a poem slip associated with the name Sakuragari.
¥650,000
09View details Momoyama to early Edo period
古志野山波文茶碗
A Ko-Shino bowl painted with mountain-wave and lattice motifs, its soft white glaze animated by warm fire-colour along the rim.
¥650,000
10View details Momoyama period
古唐津茶入「銘 深やま路」
A Ko-Karatsu tea caddy with iron-painted, plant-like designs beneath a pale brown glaze, housed in a box inscribed by the twelfth Urasenke master Yumyosai.
¥350,000
11View details Momoyama period
黄瀬戸茶碗「銘 賀茂」
A Ki-Seto bowl with incised floral scrolls and restrained green copper accents, combining a rounded profile with the softly textured surface prized in the ware.
¥650,000
12View details Momoyama period
古瀬戸黒茶碗
A transmitted Setoguro bowl with a poised profile and lustrous black glaze; its low foot, throwing lines and finger marks create a restrained surface landscape.
¥800,000
13View details Momoyama period
古黒織部(七宝繋文)沓茶碗
A boldly distorted Ko-Kuro-Oribe bowl, contrasting lustrous black glaze with a reserved white panel filled by a geometric shippo-tsunagi design.
¥700,000
14View details Momoyama to early Edo period
志野芒文向付(五客)
A set of five softly squared Shino mukozuke painted with susuki grass, dotted bands and lattice motifs, under a rich glaze warmed by fire-colour at the rims.
¥350,000
15View details Late Momoyama to early Edo period
古志野茶碗「銘 高砂」
A Ko-Shino bowl whose iron-painted forms suggest boats seen through a soft white glaze, housed in a box inscribed by the fifteenth Urasenke master Hounsai.
¥750,000
16View details Momoyama to early Edo period
瀬戸後窯織部肩衝茶入「銘 翁」
A Seto Nochigama Oribe tea caddy with a forceful shoulder and bold spatula-cut facets, enriched by a subdued shibugami-coloured glaze pooling in the grooves.
¥400,000
17View details Early Edo period
赤楽茶碗 道入(ノンコウ)作「銘 了々寿」
A red Raku bowl by Donyu, the third Raku master, its bright body enlivened by cloud-like dark glaze and accompanied by an inscription from Gengensai.
¥750,000
18View details Momoyama period
鼠志野茶碗「銘 三室」
A Nezumi-Shino bowl with tortoiseshell and lattice motifs, its grey and red-brown firing effects complemented by a box inscription from Ennosai.
¥1,000,000
19View details Momoyama to early Edo period
古鼠志野網干文茶碗
A Ko-Nezumi-Shino bowl depicting two drying nets with waves and a plover, animated by fire-colour emerging through a soft, pale glaze.
¥800,000
20View details Early Edo period
光悦黒茶碗「銘 烏帽子」
A black Raku bowl attributed to Hon'ami Koetsu, whose angular form and lustrous, subtly textured black glaze evoke the court cap named in its title.
¥700,000
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