Item TS725

Aka Shino
Sake Cup

(1pc. & signed box)

¥ 17,000

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Suzuki Tomio

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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 Minō - central Japan.  Glazed with a simple mixture of mostly feldspar and water, shino is renowned 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 throughout the region.

This striking saké cup by Suzuki Tomio is done in aka (red) shino with white feldspar drip details.  In an unconventional spin, the base glaze was wiped away in vertical lines, creating troughs of citrus skin between smoother plots of iron red and snowy white.

A gem for the saké connoisseur's collection.

See Suzuki Tomio's Hanshin Gallery exhibition for more from his 2009 collection.


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