February 2012 Archives

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Boro

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"Artistic Japanese traditional Indigo-dyed folk textiles as a futon cover of early 1900's (or could be earlier), so-called Boro, patched and sewn, piece-by-piece, and used to be handed down from generation-to-generation, ~" <Description>

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Bronze vase with Grape relief

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"Attributed to the 2nd successor (or could be the founder) of the Japanese master caster, Murata Seimin (1761-1837), a mature, massive bronze vase decorated with raised high relief design of grape & leaf, with the engraved original sign-mark as suggestable, ~" <Description>

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Red Shino chawan

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"Fine mature hand-molded Red Shino tea bowl as Beni-Shino chawan with particular "four directions bottom stand" (shiho kodai), ~" <Description>

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Sekishun Black Raku tea bowl

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"~ Black Raku tea ceremony bowl (Kuro-raku chawan) in impressive black & copper scenery by Kato Shokuro(1871-1943), so-called scarce "Sekishun ware" ~" <Description>

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Shino chawan

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"Sophisticated iron-pictured Shino tea bowl (E-Shino chawan) molded in stylish distortion as a well calculated form for the comfortable positions of fingers and mouth as the practical use, ~" <Description>

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Otakapoppo

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"Scarce, fine early Mingei hawk sculpture of simple wood carving known as Sasano-Ittobori, so-called Otakapoppo ("Hawk toy"), ~" <Description>


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Renewal

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Old E-Shino mukozuke 1580-1620

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"Quality early Shino mukozuke (food container for tea ceremony) in slight four-sided low shape, painted with foliage in underglaze iron, with mature gold-lacquer restorations. ~" <Description>


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Black Raku tea bowl

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"Vintage Black Raku tea ceremony bowl (Kuro Raku chawan) in spatula work, with engraved sign-mark of "Norin-sho" (former "Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry", 1925-1978), ~" <Description>

White Raku tea bowl

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"Massive, profound Raku ware tea ceremony bowl as orthodox school for practical use but rare monochrome color, decorated with expressive calm snowscape, with engraved sign of Ritsuzan (as "Fujisawa Ritsuzan"), ~" <Description>