Item YI190

Ido
Tea Ceremony Bowl

(1pc. & signed box)

¥ 180,000

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Ikai Yuichi

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Ido was a type of earthenware fired in Korea during the 15th century and used mostly by commoners as daily ware.  During the Momoyama era (1568-1603), Ido tea bowls became a favorite among tea ceremony practitioners in Japan as their simple, rustic character was well suited to the wabi-cha aesthetic.

Kyoto potter Ikai Yuichi keeps the tradition alive in this captivating stoneware Ido tea ceremony bowl.  The surface quality is truly a tactile indulgence, with variations in texture subtly shifting and changing as the bowl is turned.  The glazing is thin on the inside and back, affording hints of the grainy, orange colored clay.  Around the footring, it becomes a provocative landscape of beads and bumps.

The bowl is deftly formed and perfectly balanced.  Both a pleasure to hold and behold, it gains its full character when filled with the vivid color of whipped matcha green tea.

A wooden presentation box will be custom made to order and signed by the artist.  Delivery time for this item is 2 weeks.

A fukusa (display cloth) is included.
 

See Ikai Yuichi's Kintetsu Exhibition pictorial for more from his 2008 collection


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