Item TS512

Murasaki Shino
Kofuku Tea Bowl

(1pc. & signed box)

$600

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Tomio Suzuki

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Tomio Suzuki's shino creations are renowned for their tactile richness, and this inspired murasaki (purple) shino kofuku tea bowl epitomizes his unique approach to pottery making.  While cooling in the kiln, the thick feldspar overglaze shrinks tightly around the clay body, forming a textured landscape of pinholes and crackles that invites intimate exploration with eyes and hands.

Kofuku ("small drink") tea bowls are made especially for outdoor or "garden" tea parties.  Their smaller size makes them easier to tote around, usually in a nodate basket containing all the necessary tea utensils, to scenic spots for cherry blossom or momiji (autumn maple) viewing; some even bring them to the cemetery to share tea with the beloved departed.  Considered to be more daily ware, kofuku tea bowls lack the strict formality usually associated with cha-no-yu tea ceremony.

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

See Tomio Suzuki's Hanshin Gallery exhibition for more from his 2007 collection.

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