Zoroku Mashimizu IV and Kato Toichi Kyo-ware Chawan tenmoku chawan It’s more of a casual

It’s more of a casual affair and held when the weather is fine

and painter Kato Toichi

Basically it has general wear consistent with the age of the piece

7”) x 33cm (12

feldspar or silica can often be found on the surface

Zoroku Mashimizu IV and Kato Toichi Kyo-ware Chawan tenmoku chawan It’s more of a casualThis listing is for a very special Kyo ware chawan which is a collaboration between two Kyoto artisans: potter Zoroku Mashimizu IV, and painter Kato Toichi. It is wheel thrown by Zoroku and hand painted by Kato. The simple yet skilfully painted design features a cormorant fishing bird painted with iron oxide. Cormorant fishing, known as ukai in Japanese, is a 1300 year old tradition particularly famous along the Nagaragawa River in Gifu, and the