Japanese Bizen Ware Yunomi Tea Cup Pair Wood Fired Hidasuki Goma Ash Glaze Showa 3"H Table lending the piece a refined

lending the piece a refined

“Evening Moon at Ryōgoku Bridge”From the series Tōto Meisho (“Celebrated Places of the Eastern Capital”)Mid-Shōwa Period Reproduction (ca

This vase measures 4" in diameter and stands 5" tall on its cushion (10 x 11

created within the Indigenous carving traditions of the Ainu people of northern Japan

the traditional wood of choice for Japanese kimono storage

Japanese Bizen Ware Yunomi Tea Cup Pair Wood Fired Hidasuki Goma Ash Glaze Showa 3"H Table lending the piece a refinedVintage Japanese Showa Era Bizen Ware Yunomi Tea Cup Pair Wood Fired Hidasuki Goma Ash Glaze Japan Okayama Prefecture, mid to late Showa era A well matched pair of Japanese Bizen ware yunomi () tea cups, wood fired in the unglazed Bizen tradition and bearing the characteristic surface effects of kiln atmosphere and flame each cup displaying a distinct but related palette of warm iron red, deep purple brown, and grey green goma (sesame ash) glaze