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This listing is for a vintage Ohi-ware chawan made by Ohi Koraku.  It is hand-turned and coated in ame-yu caramel coloured glaze, and the front is decorated with a shishigashira.  During New Year men wear shishigashira masks and perform a shishimai dance to purify the spirit of those he ‘bites’ on the head, and also to drive out evil spirits.  This is a wonderful piece to usher in the New Year.  The stamp of the potter can be found on the bottom, very sorry but there’s no box for this one.   *PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHASHAKU TEA SCOOP IS NOT INCLUDED.

Ohi-ware refers to pottery made in Ohi town in Kanazawa Prefecture. It is made of soft clay and fired at low temperatures, and features what is known as an ame-yu glaze. Ohi-ware’s ame-yu glaze is amber or caramel coloured glaze with a glossy finish. Ohi-ware is generally shaped by hand and fired in a way not so different from Raku-ware. The temperature is increased sharply over a short period of time, and the piece is removed from the kiln whilst the glaze is still melting. This causes the piece to cool down rapidly, thus creating the beautiful rich colour and lustre.                                                                 

Size

H.7.5cm (2.9”) x Dia.11.6cm (4.5”)                                                                                           

Condition

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

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).

**Asia:  Airmail Small Packet (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail Small Packet (please send us a message).

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

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.