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Greatly esteemed by tea ceremony
practitioners for centuries, shino-yaki was first fired during
the Momoyama era (1568-1603) at kilns in Mino - central Japan. Glazed
with a simple mixture of mostly feldspar and water, shino is renown
for its textured surface of pinholes and crackles. As a coloring
agent, makers add a rare iron-rich sediment called onita, which
is found in certain riverbeds around the region.
This captivating tea ceremony bowl by Tomio Suzuki is done in nezumi
(literally "mouse") shino, as denoted by its mostly soft gray color.
Hints of orange from the onita-rich underglaze peer through the holes
in its characteristic "citrus skin" surface, while the face of the
bowl is bejeweled with heavy applications of feldspar - Mr. Suzuki's
glazing trademark. The rear, in contrast, is much more somber
and reveals a tactile richness that is classical shino.
The bowl is formed entirely on a handwheel with coils of light mogusa
clay which lead up to an undulating yama-michi (mountain path) rim.
The weight of the piece rests perfectly upon a roughly formed footring.
When filled with the verdant color of whipped matcha green tea,
this chawan gains its full character and really comes alive.
A display cloth (fukusa) is included.
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
Kyoto Takashimaya exhibition
for more from his 2008 collection.
special care instructions
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