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Small Meiji Period Oribe Vase or Flask browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Stoneware: Pre 1900: item # 680059 Please refer to our stock # 2C-403 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $165 |
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This diminutive 19th century folk ceramic flask or vase is made of light buff colored clay, and the exterior is covered by a clear creamy glaze with fine crackles. It appears to be Oribe stoneware. There are sparse iron oxide decorations of what look like pine needles freely painted on the front side, which are highlighted with green glaze. The neck is covered with a light blue/green copper glaze, and there is tan mottling with white hagi glaze on the body. This piece was likely used for the tea ceremony, either as a small bud vase or a sake flask. Oribe ware, a folk pottery produced in kilns located in Mino and Seto, is particularly Japanese in taste and was never made for export. Its bold and spontaneous designs and contours were generally asymmetrically executed in styles that were distinct, imaginative and vigorous. Oribe pottery derives its name from Furuta Oribe, a famous 16th century tea master. His influence over the pottery production of his day led to the development of a certain type of ware that was later named after him, nearly all relating in some way to the tea ceremony. CONDITION is excellent. DIMENSIONS: 5” (12.7 cm) high, 2 ¼” (5.8 cm) diameter. |
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