Maki-e Tea Caddy with Maple Leaves and Cherry Blossoms, with Appraisal by the 15th head of the Urasenke Tea Ceremony School Hōunsai 鵬雲斎 (*1923)

(b.1927) studied with Kato Kageaki(1899-1972, Yasukage's grandfather) and then with LNT Tomimoto Kenkichi before establishing his kiln in 1961. In 2010 he was designated a Toki City(birthplace of Shino) Intangible Cultural Property for his Black Seto. From a young age, Takuzo Mizuno (b. 1927) apprenticed with several well-known potters including...

Taikai chaire Creator: Oketani Tei'ichi.Description: Kyoto ware chaire with a rich orange-brown glaze; zōge lid with gold foil on the bottom; with silk tea caddy bag (shifuku 仕服); daikai ("great ocean" i.e. wide mouth) shape; with signed tomobako.Subject: Japanese tea ceremony.Subject: Tea caddies.Subject: Pottery, Japanese.Style.Period:...

MAGNIFICENT JAPANESE NATSUME Sumiyoshi Makie Urasenke

An up-and-coming young lacquer artist. He has a strong commitment to the black lacquer "jet black", and one of the characteristics is his style that makes the best use of it.