Fabulous Meiji P. Shodai Chatsubo Tea Leaf Storage Jar
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1910: Item # 1502899
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Tea Articles: Pre 1910: Item # 1502899
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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$900.00
Bamboo ash glaze runs in yellow rivulets from the neck of this striated jar from the Meiji period kilns of Kumamoto prefecture. The jar is beautifully crafted, with sweeping waves arcing up from the foot under scores of sharp louvers. A trio of tie rings circle the neck, with stylized frets engraved in a tight band under the flaring rim. It maintains the custom made wooden bung which is annotated New the 6th month of the 37th year of Meiji (1904) for the Tsujimoto family. It is 27 cm (11 inches) diameter, 33.5 cm (13-1/4 inches) tall and in perfect condition. This is a spectacular version of this rare mingei pottery tradition.
Shodai ware is a type of pottery begun approximately 400 years ago in Kumamoto Prefecture named after the kilns that were built at the foot of Mount Shodai, and it is considered one of the region's representative ceramics. Technically and stylistically, Shodai ware draws influence from the Korean Peninsula, featuring a rustic and robust style created using clay rich in iron, which is covered with dark reddish-brown glazel, but its characteristic design is produced by pouring differently colored glazes like yellow and white. These are produced from the ash of straw or bamboo grass. Legend states the craft began when the Hosokawa family took control of Higo Province they brought Mekoji Genshichi and Katsuragi Hachizaemon, from Buzen and Agano ware to establish kilns at the foot of Mount Shodai around 1632. Around the same time, Takada ware was also created by others, who relocated from Buzen and Agano to Yatsushiro. The use of straw ash glaze as the fundamental glaze has remained largely unchanged to the present day. In the Edo period, most Shodai ware, with few exceptions, was consumed within the Higo domain and did not spread to other regions. The remains of the kiln sites used during that time, such as the Bin'yaki Kiln and the Segami Kiln, can still be seen in Nankan Town today.Currently, there are 11 kiln families in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Shodai ware is a type of pottery begun approximately 400 years ago in Kumamoto Prefecture named after the kilns that were built at the foot of Mount Shodai, and it is considered one of the region's representative ceramics. Technically and stylistically, Shodai ware draws influence from the Korean Peninsula, featuring a rustic and robust style created using clay rich in iron, which is covered with dark reddish-brown glazel, but its characteristic design is produced by pouring differently colored glazes like yellow and white. These are produced from the ash of straw or bamboo grass. Legend states the craft began when the Hosokawa family took control of Higo Province they brought Mekoji Genshichi and Katsuragi Hachizaemon, from Buzen and Agano ware to establish kilns at the foot of Mount Shodai around 1632. Around the same time, Takada ware was also created by others, who relocated from Buzen and Agano to Yatsushiro. The use of straw ash glaze as the fundamental glaze has remained largely unchanged to the present day. In the Edo period, most Shodai ware, with few exceptions, was consumed within the Higo domain and did not spread to other regions. The remains of the kiln sites used during that time, such as the Bin'yaki Kiln and the Segami Kiln, can still be seen in Nankan Town today.Currently, there are 11 kiln families in Kumamoto Prefecture.
