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Rakusai Takahashi III Signed Japanese Shigaraki Pottery Chawan Tea Bowl with Box
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A stunning Shigaraki ware pottery chawan tea bowl by famed Japanese master potter the 3rd Rakusai Takahashi. The bowl features a beautiful, unique natural organic ash glaze with wonderful shifts in colour and texture.
Rakusai Takahashi III (1898-1976) is universally considered one of the most important Japanese potters of the 20th century. In 1964 he was named a human cultural treasure and bestowed a Shiga Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property. His work can be found in numerous collections and international museums including the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, and the Brooklyn Museum to name a couple.
Shigaraki Ware pottery comes from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The kiln there is one of six ancient kilns in Japan (along with Echizen ware, Seto ware, Bizen ware, Tamba ware, and Tokoname ware).
This particular work also encompasses the Japanese Wabi-Sabi aesthetic - the appreciation of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete in nature and embraces the principles of asymmetry, roughness, simplicity, economy, austerity, modesty, intimacy, and the appreciation of both natural objects and the forces of nature upon them.
Takahashi's signature is incised on the bottom of the bowl. The original signed and sealed box is also included.
A gorgeous work. Would be a great addition to any Japanese or Asian pottery/ ceramics collection.
Chawan dimensions: 3" high, 5.3" wide, 5.1" deep.
Wood box: 4.75" high, 6" wide, 6" deep.
- Creator:Takahashi Rakusai III (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 3 in (7.62 cm)Width: 5.3 in (13.47 cm)Depth: 5.1 in (12.96 cm)
- Style:Showa (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Mid-20th Century
- Condition:In very good vintage condition with no discernable flaws, cracks, chips, etc... The wood box may have light if any wear consistent with age and use (please see photos). Beautiful and unique overall.
- Seller Location:Studio City, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2254328096202
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