An Antique Oribe Style Tea Bowl
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- Edo
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Oribe is a visual style named after the late-16th-century tea master Furuta Oribe (1544-1615). Kuro Oribe pieces are the most common with their jet-black glazes and feldspar ornamentation tending towards the minimalistic, abstract; and, some would say, Zen-like aesthetic. While the piece shown here is not entirely typical of Oribe pieces, the black glaze, contrast window, and unmistakable kutsugata shape all point to this genre of Minō pottery. Unlike your typical Oribe tea bowl, this pieces displays a much more delicate construction, more feminine than the majority of typically masculine Oribe. The contrast window seems to have a mother-of-pearl quality to it and the foot and various other surfaces of this piece are unglazed, showing the coarse and ferrous rich clay typically used in pieces such as this.
In fine antique condition, this piece is 2.4 inches at its widest point (6cm) and stands 4.3 inches tall (11cm). It comes with a period wood box, a protective silk cloth, and a silk pouch (shifuku). *** International shipping and insurance included in the price.
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