Item WA091

Gohonde
Green Tea Cup

(1pc. & signed box)

$125

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Hiroaki Wada

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Gohon wares originated in Korea and were order-made for Japanese tea masters and the daimyo class in the late 1500s.  Orders were sent to the distant kilns via a design book, the "honorable book" (go hon), thus the name.

Hiroaki Wada has spent the past seven years trying to perfect the "gohonde" technique. Its characteristic orange or pink spots appear only under the most precise kiln conditions - a narrow window where oxygen is sapped out of the ash slip during reduction firing.  And when they form in such abundance and clarity, as on this piece, it is quite an accomplishment.

This gohonde green tea cup is gas fired by Mr. Wada at Kotoura Kiln.  Its light, sandy clay is accented with copious peach colored spots - a visual effect that attracts quite a lot of attention.

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