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This listing is for a pair of Tanba-ware yunomi tea cups made around 20 years ago. They are wheel-thrown and brushed with iron glaze, and natural ash has dripped down from the rim. Also these cups are what we call meoto style, meaning they are two different sizes and often referred to as a husband and wife pair. Both cups are sturdy and well suited to daily use. They come with their original signed wooden storage box.

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.10.7cm (4.2”) x 16.1cm (6.3”) x 8.5cm (3.3”)

Larger Cup:  H.7.5cm (2.9”) x Dia.6.3cm (2.4”)

Smaller Cup:  H.6.5cm (2.5”) x Dia.6cm (2.3”)                                                                         

Condition

Both cups are in very good condition with no chips or cracks.                                             

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

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**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.