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Rare Tamba Umbrella Sake Bottle browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1900: item # 285236 Please refer to our stock # 2C-377 when inquiring.
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| This classic “kasa-dokkuri,” or “umbrella sake bottle,” with its rich brown fluted ceramic body, is a wonderful example of mingei Tamba ware. Meiji period, late 19th century. An indistinguishable potter’s mark is incised on the base. The unglazed body has no applied glaze, but there is a section on one side and on the mouth where naturally-occurring ash glaze was deposited in the kiln. Tamba, a remote and mountainous area lying to the northeast of Kyoto and Osaka, has been the center of an ancient tradition of pottery for over 600 years. A large variety of utilitarian ceramics were produced there, one of the most striking of which is the unusual “umbrella bottle,” so named because of its obvious resemblance to a folded Japanese oiled paper umbrella. (A similar example can be seen in Figure 69 on page 99 of “Tamba Pottery: The Timeless Art of a Japanese Village.”) Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this tokkuri is representative, are objects used by common people. These commonplace, functional artifacts are endowed with a beauty directly connected with their utility – a beauty that is simple, humble and unassuming. Condition is excellent, with only a few minor rough areas and kiln spots, which are not unusual on this type of ware. Dimensions: 10” high, 5” diameter at base. | ||||||||||||
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