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This listing is for a beautiful and very seasonal Kyo-ware chawan made around 20 years ago by noted potter, Yamakawa Atsushi.  It is wheel-thrown and decorated with red camellias in the snow.  The bowl has bold facets on the exterior and a flared lip trimmed with iron glaze.  This piece is a winter bowl but the red clay adds warmth and gives the bowl a pinkish hue.  The stamp of the potter can be found on the bottom, and it comes with its original signed wooden storage box.  It also comes with a yellow wrapping cloth for when the bowl is not in use, as well as a Japanese language profile paper about the potter.  *PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CHASHAKU TEA SCOOP IS NOT INCLUDED.

Yamakawa Atsushi (b.1962) is a Kyo-ware potter and eldest son of Yamakawa Iwao.  Yamakawa Iwao is the current master of Iwao Gama, whilst Atsushi works out of Sennyuji Gama.  In 1982 he began studying at the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics Training Institute, and in 1983 he joined the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute and studied glaze techniques.  He graduated in 1985 but continued to study ceramic moulding technology under resident lecturer Kitamura Katsuro.  In 2008 he was certified as a Kyoto Traditional Craftsperson specialising in overglaze enamel techniques.  He is generally considered a part of Iwao Gama and his teaware commands high prices like the first and second generation’s pieces do. **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.

Sizes

Box:  H.12.6cm (4.9”) x 14.7cm (5.7”) x 14.7cm (5.7”)

Chawan:  H.7.9cm (3.1”) x Dia.12.3cm (4.8”)

Condition

It’s in very good condition with no chips or cracks and appears completely unused.

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.