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Black glaze tea bowl

Kokuyu Chawan

Black glaze tea bowl

Kokuyu Chawan

A small, bowl-shaped tea bowl. The wide foot, common to Kamanokuchi kilns, provides stability and reassurance. The iron-rich mud glaze turns black when fired in a reducing flame. It is reminiscent of the Black Goryeo style of the Joseon Dynasty.

A small tea bowl with a stable, reassuringly wide foot, common to the Kamanokuchi kiln. The iron-rich mud glaze turns black during reduction firing, reminiscent of Korean black Goryeo ware.

diameter

26cm・23.5cm

high

10cm

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Iwaya Koma Kiln -Early Edo Period-


Diameter

26cm・23.5cm

Height

10cm

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Iwaya-kōrai-gama


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