Takatori Mizusashi | Water Jar for Japanese Tea Ceremony
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Folk Arts
C-2925
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Mizusashi, a water jug used to store clean freshwater for Japanese tea ceremonies. This mizusashi was created following the takatori style, a pottery style defined by it's thin structure created by using small wooden tools instead of bare hands.
<Artist Biography>
Onimaru Setsuzan (1912-1996) was born on May 26th, 1912 as the second son of a Koishiwara pottery owner. Trained in using a pottery wheel from an early age, Setsuzan learned pottery craftsmanship under Hakata doll maker Okiayu Yoichi, who is the holder of Fukuoka Prefecture's intangible cultural heritage. Setsuzan went on to later established his own kiln in 1965 when he was 53 years old.
Translations:
[Box Top Lid]:
高取水指 Takatori Mizusashi
雪山作 Made by Setsuzan, [Seal]: Setsuzan
[Box Second Lid]:
高取小判形 水指 Takatori Kobangata Mizusashi
鬼丸雪山作 Made by Onimaru Setsuzan
玄黙 Genmoku (Silence)
昭和五十四年十月吉日 1979, October Luky day
金八萬参仟圓也 83,000 yen
東 紫雲お Higashi shibaun
- Ceramic (Takatori ware)
- 20th Century
- 6.25" x 5.75" x 7.75" (height, length, width)
- SKU: C-2925
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