17/18C Antique SHINO ware teabowl EDO period #5144 for sale

Up for sale is this "17/18C Antique SHINO ware teabowl EDO period #5144" If you have any questions please contact us before buy it. No reserve.

Width: approx. 13 cm (5 1⁄8 in)
Height: approx. 9 cm (3 35⁄64 in)
Weight: 364g
Origin: Gifu, Jaoan
Poem: Since it uses hiragana, I believe it is a Japanese poem, but I was unable to decipher it.

This Edo-period Shino chawan (tea bowl) beautifully embodies the rustic elegance and subtle artistry that Shino ware is celebrated for. Its soft, white glaze with natural crackling highlights the traditional technique used during the period, while the spontaneous brushwork adds a unique character to the piece. The poetic calligraphy, combined with the earthy texture, evokes a sense of wabi-sabi, the Japanese aesthetic of imperfection and natural beauty. The slightly irregular rim and form further enhance its charm, suggesting it was hand-shaped with a focus on organic artistry rather than strict symmetry.

This Shino chawan would have been cherished in tea ceremonies, where the user could contemplate the play of light on the glaze, the fine details of the iron-oxide brushwork, and the bowl's comforting weight in hand. The rich history of Shino ware, known for its serene beauty and connection to the Zen ideals of tea ceremony, makes this bowl not only a functional piece but also a historical work of art.

Shino ware
Shino ware is one technique of ceramic art that flourished during the tea ceremony craze of the Momoyama period; it was the first white pottery to be created in Japan. Due to its white color, images can be drawn on the sides, also making it the first pottery in Japan to feature brushed-on paintings. Although it declined in popularity after the Edo period, at 1930 the early of the Showa era the discovery of old Shino kilns by Arakawa Toyozo ( 1894 – 1985 ) along with subsequent research led to a second revival for this art form.
In the traditional method of production, a mould is cast using eggshell-colored "Mogusa" dirt, a specialty of the Mino region with a light stickiness like brown sugar, after which a thick feldspar glaze is applied and the pottery is fired.
Shino ware has its origins in the traditional incense smelling ceremony of the Muromachi period where it belonged to the "Shino School", founded by Shino Soshin ( ? – 1480 ) who was ordered to produce pottery for the Mino region. Let's take a look at several representative techniques of this ceramic art.

Muji (Plain) Shino
Simple and unpatterned, with a white glaze.

E Shino
Images are drawn beneath the white glaze. Images are drawn on the first coat with a metal powder known as "onisaka", after which another layer of glaze is applied and the pottery is baked.

Nezumi Shino
Has a white pattern done in an inlay style. Baked after the base coat of onisaka is scraped off, which results in the remaining metal particles turning red and grey with the scraped off portions remaining white.

Aka Shino
Although fired using the same method as Nezumi Shino, those that come out red are called this.

Beni Shino
Metal images are drawn like in red raku pottery, and the pottery is fired after a coat of Shino glaze is applied.

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