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Up for sale is this "Kato Sekishun (1870-1943) Antique Tatsuta-nishki glazed raku tea bowl #4948" If you have any questions please contact us before buy it. No reserve.
- width: approx. 12.3cm (4 27⁄32in)
- height: approx. 7.5cm (2 61⁄64in)
- weight: 261g (w/ box 481g)
This exquisite Raku tea bowl features the unique glaze known as "Tatsuta-nishiki," created by Kato Sekishun. "Tatsuta-nishiki" is a term that refers to the autumn leaves of the Tatsuta River in Nara, although it is not certain whether Sekishun intentionally named the glaze after this. In the 69th poem of the "Hyakunin Isshu," a classical anthology of one hundred Japanese waka poems, there is a verse that describes the leaves of Mount Mimuro scattered by a fierce storm, covering the surface of the Tatsuta River so densely that it resembles a beautiful brocade fabric.
The bowl has a robust exterior, while the sensation when held is delicately finished. Indeed, no two of these tea bowls are the same.
Kato Sekishun (1870-1943)
He was born in Seto, the son of a potter, Kato Hozaburo, and worked in the family business from an early age, assisting his father in the production of pottery. At the age of 15, he went to Kyoto to study pottery making.
After returning to Seto, he taught pottery techniques at a pottery school, and also started making pottery himself.
After opening a kiln for Nagono-yaki ware in 1914, he constructed the Kasumori Kiln, producing raku ware with a distinctive glaze known as “Tatsuta-nishiki”. He died in 1943.
A favorite of Itagaki Taisuke (famous as a leader of Movement for Liberty and People’s Rights), he was given the title of Hoyuken. He was also involved in a request from the Tokugawa family for a copy of the “Ganraikou” in their possession, and received the Aoi-mon seal. Pen-name is Hoyuken