Two antique Seto Chaire with a gold lined ivory lid shared between them. The round form is just less than 3 inches tall, the other 3-1/2 inches tall (7 cm and 8.5 cm respectively). Both are in fine condition.
A Tenmoku Tetsu-e Cha-Tsubo decorated with pale characters over the dark glaze from the Tetsuzan Kiln with gold lined ivory lid enclosed in the original signed wooden box wrapped in a stamped shifuku cloth bag. The Chaire is just less than 4 inches (9.5 cm) tall and in excellent condition dating from the first part of the 20th century.
A bowl of celebration by the former Abbot of Daitokuji Temple Sohan Gempo (Shoun) enclosed in an old wooden box. According to the former owner, this bowl was created in Taisho 4 (1915) by the potter Seizan, with calligraphy and decoration performed by Shoun to commemorate appointment of rank by the Taisho Emperor. Outside is written, (In large characters) Banzai!, (Horizontal) GoDaiTen, and (vertical) Murasakino followed by the priests Ka-O signature. Inside is a floral scrawl depicting a chr ...click for details
