Miura Chikken (Miura Chikusen 3rd 1900-1990) Vintage pottery teabowl #4532

- width: approx. 12.4cm (4 7⁄8in)

- height: approx. 8cm (3 5⁄32in)

- weight: 251g (w/ box 600g)

Miura Chikken (Miura Chikusen 3rd) 
1900-1990
male
kyo pottery

Third son of the 1st generation Chikusen, he assumed his father’s name as 3rd generation Miura Chikusen in 1921. Following untimely early death of his eldest brother Chikusen (2nd generation), he was named 3rd-generation Chikusen, but when Yozo, eldest son of Chikusen (2nd generation) was named Chikusen (4th generation), he split the family and renamed himself Miura Chikken. Chikken specialized in red-painted and kinrande ceramics, primarily producing sencha utensils and tea-ware such as confectionary dishes, vases and incense burners as well as figurines of people and animals. He was selected and certified by the government as a preserver of traditional craftsmanship.