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This listing is for a splendid Tanba-ware tokkuri made around 30-40 years ago by noted potter, Ogami Noboru.  It is wheel-thrown and decorated with a raised iron glazed depiction of an Ise ebi (spiny lobster) over a white straw ash background.  This piece is ample in size and the stamp of the potter can be found on the bottom.  It comes with its original signed wooden storage box as well as a Japanese language profile paper about the potter.

Ogami Noboru (1929 - 2002) was a veteran Tanba-ware potter and recipient of the highly coveted Nitten Award.  In 1966 he received the First Prize Nitten Award at the Nitten Fine Arts Exhibition, and the piece he exhibited was purchased by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  In 1967 he formed the pottery group ‘Saien’ and began annual group exhibitions with other group members.  In 1968 he built a noborigama climbing kiln in Tachikui, and in 1969 he was invited to exhibit at the Hyogo Prefecture Bihou Festival Exhibition.  In 1970 his work was selected for the Japan Traditional Art and Crafts Exhibition, and in 1972 he held a solo exhibition at Osaka Matsukaya Department Store.  After the exhibition the Imperial Household purchased a vase and large platter, and in 1973 his work was selected for the Japan Ceramic Arts Exhibition.  In 1983 he was certified as a Tanba-ware Traditional Craftsman by the Japanese government, and in 1999 he received the Order of the Cultural Merit for his outstanding contribution to the arts.  One of his wood-fired vases is housed at the Brooklyn Museum in the States, and Ogami’s work was frequently chosen as gifts for visiting diplomats.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and CANNOT be used in your own listings.

Tanba-ware has been produced in the village of Tachikui in Hyogo prefecture for over 800 years. Pine wood is used in the firing process which gives pottery a distinctive ash glaze, although potters often use applied glazes as well for functional items such as jars, sake bottles, and chawan. The clay they use is high in iron content, and it’s made by blending two types together. Tanba Tachikui kilns are of an old style of Korean climbing kiln - half above and half below ground. The potter’s kicking wheel was also imported from Korea, and Tanba potters are well known for their unique technique of kicking the wheel in an anticlockwise direction.

Sizes

Box:  H.28.7cm (11.2”) x 10.7cm (4.2”) x 10.7cm (4.2”)

Tokkuri:  H.25.2cm (9.9”) x 8.2cm (3.2”) across x 4cm (1.5”) across at the rim

Condition

It’s in very good condition with no chips or cracks, however the box is a little discoloured and there are marks on the lid, the profile paper is also discoloured.

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

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**Central Asia, Middle East, South Africa, Brazil, Mexico:  EMS Express 10-15 days.

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