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Japanese Seto Ware Sake Flask in Tea Whisk Form browse these categories for related items... All Items: Archives:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese: Pre 1900: item # 579939 Please refer to our stock # 2A-597 when inquiring.
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Looking very much like a chasen or tea whisk, this unusual folk ceramic stoneware sake bottle (“tokkuri”) is glazed in a rich almost iridescent dark brown glaze and likely hails from the Seto kilns of the mid to late 19th century. Iron brown glaze covers the ribbed body, and black glaze splashed around the neck flows down into the ribs, further accentuating the bamboo whisk shape. The foot rim and base are unglazed. One of the six ancient kilns of Japan, Seto is a high fired ceramic ware produced in the Seto and Mino domains of Gifu Prefecture. A chasen is the bamboo whisk used to froth green tea during the tea ceremony (“chanoyu”). The simplicity and shape of this flask would make it a most appropriate tea ceremony accoutrement. Folk-craft products or “mingei,” of which this sake flask 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. The qualities of beauty found in these objects are seen to derive from their having been made by craftsman working close to nature, using simple techniques and traditional styles. Condition is excellent; there is only a small chip in the unglazed foot rim. Dimensions: 6” (5.3 cm) high, 2 ¾” (7 cm) diameter. |
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