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Japanese TEA BOWL - MINO
NOTE: This is one of my most intriguing encounter with buying Japanese Ceramics.
I am not mad at the seller, and, neither is this a "Rant" against him/her. I did like the Tea Bowls, and, I know/understand that it is the buyer's responsibility to know what he/she is buying.
In 2021. "It's nobody's fault but my own " is a fact of life.
I bought this Tea Bowl and this is the description from the seller :
Ao-Oribe Chawan of Early Edo Period
" Only little distorted cylinder shaped (hansutsu) tea bowl with a rounded brim, made of light, coarse, unrefined Mino clay.
The expertly thrown body was trimmed with a potter's knife in its lower part and around the foot ring.
This bowl was covered with a green copper oxide glaze.
On one side a window left unglazed and covered with a thin transparent ash glaze under which two wheels of law, two plum bosoms and a Cricket (korogi) were painted in iron oxide.
Inside the foot ring is a kiln mark (kamajirushi) in the shape of a V, a mark frequently found on shards excavated at the Entogawa-kiln in Mino, active during the first quarter of the 17th century.
The bowl is well balanced. "True (?), or just advertising , I did like the design and was willing to pay/bid on the Tea Bowl.
The two ( half wheels ) Cartwheels partially submerged in water/stream, was called " Katawa-guruma " ( Wheels in Stream ? )
The "V" in the foot ( Kodai ), might be a Merchant's mark.
From the book, " SHINO AND ORIBE CERAMICS " by Ryoichi Fujioka :
" Until the Meiji Period, these signs were considered to be the production marks of either the potter or the Kiln, and, in fact this long remained the popular view. "
Remember the Shimbei "T" ?
This is another interesting topic to be discussed later..
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Just posting a "Gallery Presentation" of one of my Tea Bowls.
I make my own "Gallery Presentations" using PHOTO IMPACT PRO,
I still use the 8.1 version, because I only do simple Photo editing and
presentation/collages..
I usually take my own photos of my items, but, if the seller's photos was large and focused, I would use those. My camera is old. 8.1 Mega pixels..
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Japanese Tea Bowl - Kitaoji Rosanjin
A few years ago, there were many Ao Oribe style Rosanjin Tea bowls on e-bay.
The prices were "Too good to be true"
I did buy two ( one from Fujiyama Gallery and the Crab tea bowl from Chanoyu ) .
I think both sellers names were Kentaro ?
Tomobako / Hakogaki was to be someone's authentication.
Gimei ?
I still like the bowls, so, I did not mind paying what they asked.
" Buy the Chawan, not the mei "
There are other " Oribe" style Tea Bowls that were bought from e-bay that were or had "Too good to be true" descriptions.
I will post about those soon..
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Jizai Okimono - Ise Ebi
My 3 Spiney Lobsters displayed in my " Tea Bowl " room.
The first large lobster ( Orangish colored lobster on the left ) with Tomobako, is made by Muniyuki Myochin ( 51 st.) .
Dark colored iron Lobster by.. ( ? ) Close-up photo of the maker's name )
And, the 3rd lobster on the metallic gray coral is most popular/ common Lobster by " Hiromi ".....
I see the name Keijiro Kuwahara Hiromi in the description of some of these Lobsters.
The other lobsters and Crabs in the photo are solid, metal and not
" Adjustable ".
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JIZAI OKIMONO - ( Articulated/Adjustable Display Item )
Shugyosha ( John J. ) posted an upcoming Auction..
Had this Jizai Okimono Silver Hermit Crab.
On Yahoo,
there is a Silver Ise Ebi ( Spiny Lobster) for only $1500.00
What a time to not have thousands id disposable income to spend..
I want then both .. LOL
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SAMURAI MOVIES - KOJIRO ( 1967 )
This is one of the better dual sequences of all the Miyamoto Musashi duals in all the Mimamoto Musashi movies.
The dual between Miyamoto Musashi and Shishido Baiken.
In PART 2 , I had to re synchronize the audio, because the audio/sound was slightly "off" from the video.
You can see when Baiken's Kusarigama's weight hits the ground in the dual with Musashi..to Musashi and Shishido Baiken.
I divided the dual into two short videos...
PART 1
PART 2
Kikunosuke Onoe as Sasaki Kojiro and
Tatsuya Nakadai as Miyamoto Musashi..
There is no actors name who played Shishido Baiken, when I was looking at all the Kojiro 1967 reviews.
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SUISEKI - The Art of Stone Appreciation
I bought this Japanese green stone on e-bay a few years ago, because the green on this rock seems like the glazes created on Ao Oribe Ceramics.
From WIKIPEDIA ( I am a Wikimedia supporting member )
" Green Oribe (青織部, Ao-Oribe), a ceramic with classical green glaze and underglaze painting. Green is the typical color of Oribe ware, along with white.[15] The original Chinese green was a smooth, even color like celadon.
Oribe, however, tried to use different shades of more natural green, in order to reflect green mountains or riverside scenes. The surface is painted and decorated with lively surface designs, which may be based on nature, geometric patterns, or a combination of the two. For the brilliant green color, wares are fired using oxidation at 1220 degrees Celsius. "
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CERAMICS - ANN TSUBOTA
Professor Of Art
Raritan Valley Community College
New YORK
A couple of years ago, I was fortunate to be looking on e-bay, when this Ann Tsubota Iridescent Vase was listed.
I did not know who Ann Tsubota was, but, I did buy it.
After reading around, Ann seemed to be more into Raku-ware, and, " wabi-sabi ".
This vase seems to be the only one of her impression, or even abstract (?) pieces she ever made..
Sky, mountain, forest and water...
Thanks for viewing.
I see a photo of my vase still on Pinterest ...
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TAMAHAGANE
I tried to update and lost that previous post on the Tamahagane I bought from "THE Japanese SWORD " website a few years ago.
The post came out on the top and I ended up deleting the post by accident.
About the Tomobako..
I was not sure of the translation.
I think it was
" The EASTERN Japan SWORD MAKERS ASSOCIATION ".
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TAMAHAGANE - SUMIHIRA MANABE - sword maker
From the dvd /Video " ART OF THE Japanese SWORD "
Narrator :
Swordmaker Sumihira Manabe produces his own "Tamahagane" for his swords.
Manebe uses " Less refined iron sand brought down by remote mountain valleys."
Manabe :
" When I look at masterpiece swords of the Kamakura period, they have extremely interesting and good quality surface steel
When I saw this, I wanted to produce this kind of sword.
Then, I tried to figure out how to make that kind of sword.
In the end, I arrived at this kind of method.Using just pure iron sand doesn't produce good results.
Chikusa sand iron is good because it de oxidizes very efficiently, producing good quality iron.
It is not for making swords in the Bizen style tradition, but, it is good for making swords in the Soshu and Yamashiro traditions.
The different sand irons used results in subtle differences in the surface steel ( Jigane) of the completed sword. "
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SAMURAI MOVIES - GANRYUJIMA
2003 release
Miyamoto Musashi vs. Kojiro Sasaki
A very different movie from the other Musashi / Sasaki Dual.
I found this movie/dvd entertaining, funny, and makes me wonder, too. LOL
I have read ( I don't remember where ) that this medical explanation ( Below ) was thought that may have happen......
" Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is frequently complicated by alterations in mood and behavior and changes in personality. We report mild personality changes post-TBI as a possible indicator of traumatic brain injury, but not of injury severity or psychiatric complications. "
- from the internet
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Thoughts of a Sword Maker
Korehara Watanabe
" There are basically no directions or formulas left to make Koto from the Heian and Kamakura periods.
It is impossible to recreate the sword.
Many traditional craftsmen respond to modern times when handing down his craft.
But, the tradition suffers in doing so.
I think it is meaningless to carry on tradition this way "- KOREHARA WATANABE
Sword maker
DATE CITYHOKAIDO
From the Video :
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