Description: ITEM DESCRIPTION: This is a vintage Tenmoku tea bowl of Japanese Seto Ware, which was made about 30-40 years ago. Glossy black and brown glazes cover the brown pottery. Seto ware is the pottery made in Seto city and nearby areas of modern Aichi prefecture. The Seto area was the center of pottery manufacture in the Kamakura period; Ko-seto (old seto) designates pieces made at this time. At the end of the Muromachi period the center of the pottery manufacture moved to nearby Mino. At that time, wares made in the area from Seto to Mino were called setoyaki. In the early Edo period, some pottery manufacture moved back to Seto. In 1822, Kato Tamikichi (1722-1824) introduced sometsuke jiki (blue-and-white porcelain; see *sometsuke) from Arita in modern Saga prefecture, and this porcelain, called shinsei (new production) rather than the original Seto ware pottery, hongyou became standard. In the Meiji period, Seto ware adapted Western techniques, gaining great popularity. In addition to plain seto, the Mino kilns also produced several types of Seto wares from the mid-16th century, including Seto-guro (black seto), and Ki-seto (yellow seto). Kiseto, fired at the same kilns as Shino and setoguro wares during the Momoyama period, featured "fried bean-curd" glaze, Aburagede developed in emulation of Chinese celadons. It utilizes an iron-rich wood-ash glaze and is reduction fired at a high temperature to produce a celadon-like texture and bone color; in an oxygen-rich kiln, the minerals in the clay and glaze create a distinctive opaque yellow glaze. Motifs are etched in the clay, then highlighted in green. Typical shapes, glazes and decoration all reflect functions in the tea ceremony or kaiseki meal. Setoguro wares were made by removing a black-glazed stoneware vessel directly from a hot kiln at the point of glaze maturation, and allowing it to cool in the open air. The sudden temperature change turned the thick glaze a deep glossy black. CONDITION: As shown in the pictures, it's good condition. No chips, no cracks. DIMENSIONS: Dia. max. 4.7"(12.0 cm) x 2.8"(7.0 cm) ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PAYMENT: Ebay payments. SHIPPING/HANDLING/PACKAGING: - Once we receive your cleared payment, we timely ship to you within 3 business days. - Import duties, taxes and charges are not included in the item price or shipping charges. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding/buying. - We ship items ONLY to your ebay registered/verified shipping address. - All items come from a smoke-free/pet-free environment.
Price: 165 USD
Location: Kyiv
End Time: 2024-10-08T18:59:28.000Z
Shipping Cost: 26 USD
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Primary Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Color: Brown
Region of Origin: Japan
