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This listing is for a Seto-ware chawan made around 20 years ago by noted potter Sugiura Fumiyasu.  It is wheel thrown and coated in ‘yuzu black’ glaze with a panel of white and blue on the front.  The panel is decorated with an assortment of autumn leaves and some sakura petals.  It has nice thick walls is suitable for year round use, although it would be nicer to use during the cooler months.  The signature of the potter can be found on the bottom, and it comes with a paper box. 

Sugiura Fumiyasu (b.1946) is a Seto-ware potter and eldest son of Seto-ware potter Sugiura Yoshiki.  He works out of Utsuki Gama, and studied under first generation master Katsuo Seiryu.  In 1976 he was selected to exhibit at a Tea Ceremony Exhibition in Meijiro.  In 1982 he held a solo exhibition at Mitsukoshi department store, and another at Mitsukoshi in Tokyo in 1985.  He also held a solo exhibition at Nomura Art Exhibition in Kyoto the same year.  In 1986 he held a teaware exhibition at Okazaki Matsuzakaya, and in 1997 he held a second solo exhibition at Mitsukoshi in Tokyo.  In 1999 he held a solo exhibition in Gallery Libre Motomachi in Yokohama, and in 2013 he participated in an exhibition at the Shinano Porcelain Centre Gallery.  He is a full-time member of the Seto Ceramics Association.  **Fellow sellers, this information was researched by Kominka Zakka and cannot be used in your own listings.

Seto-ware was originally used to describe ceramics that were produced in and around the village of Seto, in Aichi Prefecture. The soil around the city contains good quality porcelain clay as well as silica for making glass. Among the major kiln groups established by the Kamakura period only those at Seto developed the deliberately applied glaze instead of the old natural ash glaze. The rich Seto glaze was perfected during the fifteenth century, and later adopted by potters of Mino Province. Seto is currently the largest producer of ceramic novelties, such as animal and bird okimono, dolls, ashtrays, and vases.

Sizes

Paper Box:  H.10.8cm (4.2”) x 13.6cm (5.3”) x 13.6cm (5.3”)

Chawan:  H.7.8cm (3”) x Dia.11.8cm (4.6”)

Condition

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

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