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This listing is for a Kyo-ware okimono made around 20-30 years ago by noted potter, Hasegawa Jyuichi.   It was made from a slip mould and features dark brown glaze over a high-fired stoneware base.  It is ample in size and most likely made to commemorate the Year of the Ox back in either 1985 or 1997. The stamp of the potter can be found on the bottom, sorry no box for this one.

Hasegawa Jyuichi is a Kyo-ware potter and hakuji glaze specialist.  During his career he has entered various competitions including the prestigious Nitten exhibition.  His first exhibition was in 1959 when he entered the Kyoto City Exhibition.  In 1960 his work was selected for the Japan Fine Arts Tenran Exhibition, as well as the Tenmoku Yusen Bunkasho Exhibition.  He became a member of the Kyoto Ceramics Club and the Kyoto Craft Association the same year.  In 1961 his work was selected for the Kyoto Craft Exhibition eight times, and Kyoto city purchased his work on two occasions.  In 1963 he entered the Japan Modern Craft Exhibition, and he participated in a touring exhibition of New York, Mexico and South America.  He also exhibited at the Asahi Art and Craft Exhibition and Kansai Sogo Art Exhibition.  He held a private exhibition at Osaka Hankyu Department store the same year.  In 1964 he received the Encouragement Award from the Tougei Club Exhibition, and in 1965 he participated in the Berlin, Hamburg, European Tour Exhibition.  The Foreign Ministry in Japan bought one of his vases from this exhibition.  In 1966 his work was selected for the Japan Modern Craft Exhibition and Oshu Junkai Exhibition.  Takashimaya Department store purchased one of his hakuji glaze vases at this exhibition.  In 1967 he entered the Nitten Fine Arts Exhibition and the Foreign Ministry purchased a hakuji glaze vase.  His work was selected for the Japan Modern Craft Exhibition the same year.  In 1966 and 1968 he exhibited at the Japan Modern Craft Exhibition, and again in 1977.  In 1978 he was recommended to become a member of the Japan New Craft Association, and in 1984 his work was selected for the Nitten Fine Arts Exhibition.  His work has been selected 20 times since then.  He has also exhibited at the National Art Exhibition five times, and became a full-time member of the Kyoto Craft Exhibition Member Association.  He is a member of the Kyoto Tougei Club.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and CANNOT be used in your own listings.

Kyo-ware originated in the 17th century in Kyoto and features overglaze enamel pigments on a porcelain base. The porcelain base acts as white canvas, allowing for beautiful and superior quality designs to be painted. Kyo-ware artisans traditionally produced chawan and utensils for the tea ceremony, however contemporary potters specialize in tableware, tea ceremony items, incense holders, and okimono. Kyo-ware was designated as a traditional craft in 1977.

Japanese okimono figurines are decorative items used for display purposes. Junishi okimono are those commemorating the twelve animals and mythological beasts from the astrological calendar. The Japanese astrological calendar is known as eto, and the twelve creatures are called junishi. The Zodiac’s popularity peaked during the Edo Era, and it was then that junishi okimono production became more widespread. These days, potters and production kilns produce hundreds of junishi each year to welcome the coming New Year. These are often displayed in shops, restaurants, people’s homes, and in tea rooms.

Size

H.9cm (3.5”) x L.21.3cm (8.3”) x W.11cm (4.3”)

Condition

It’s in very good condition with no chips or cracks.

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