Tenkū (Sky): Tenmoku Tea Bowl by Kimura Moriyasu

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Kimura Moriyasu
Tenkū (Sky): Tenmoku Tea Bowl by Kimura Moriyasu
2014

About the Item

Kimura Moriyasu is a Kyoto-based tenmoku glaze specialist. He is known for his originality in creating exquisite surfaces and his hallmark glaze is called ‘sky tenmoku.’ The layers of shimmering blues on Kimura’s ceramics are a testimony to his fifty years of dedication exploring the beauty of tenmoku glazes. Tenmoku refers to the technique of melting iron into the glaze during the firing process. The resulting color variations depend upon the amount of iron; achieving the desired result is challenging and requires a lot of experimentation, knowledge, and patience. Tenmoku tea bowls were first produced in China during the Song Dynasty (960–1279), and brought to Japan by a Japanese priest. The first mention of tenmoku occurs in a Japanese document in 1335 by Onkei Soyu. During the 14th century, the Ashikaga shoguns held tenmoku and Chinese celadons in the greatest esteem and this reverence reached its peak during the reign of the eighth shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1369–1395). As Kimura says, “There is a richness and depth of hue that one never tires of; it is like looking into a beautiful night sky full of stars or gazing at photos of Andromeda.” In fact, Kimura has created a new style of tenmoku that he calls Tenmoku Andromeda. The riveting beauty of this style has won the admiration of many around the world and his works can be found in numerous museums, such as the Palace Museum in Beijing; the Museum of Fine Arts Boston; the Dallas Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston; the British Museum in London; the Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts; and the Portland Art Museum in Oregon.

Creator:
Kimura Moriyasu (1935, Japanese)
Creation Year:
2014
Dimensions:
Height: 3.5 in (8.89 cm)Width: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
Medium:
Glaze,Stoneware
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
With an artist signed wooden box.
Gallery Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU207373962