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Good evening,

 

I tried a couple other places without success so I hope I can ask this place's collective knowledge base for assistance. Can add photos later of the tea bowl itself.

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The box appears to be quite old and of very good quality (though the outside has some blemishes), but during its life it lost those neat looking cords, I'm thinking of giving it new ones. Thank you all in advance.

 

 

 

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Thank you both very much!

 

I can deduce the meaning from Steve's part, but for K. Morita's post I had to use a online translator which resulted in the following.

 

Quote

Original Japanese sentence
> 父 還暦作
Translated Romaji/Kana
> chichi moto yuki kanrekisaku kashiwa
Translated English
> Father's 60th birthday work

Kayando

Is it anywhere close? I'm curious as to who's work this might be.
 
Thanks again!:clap:
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Steve you are an angel! 

 

Very surprising too as I had no idea who the maker was when I bought it. Actually I was having some false hope  as I thought it looked like something akin to Rengetsu Otagaki. 

 

It's quite a curious looking bowl, seems hand formed with a carved poem (I assume), on the outside. The carving seems to have similar features and I read Rengetsu used her nails for hers, this might be done in the same way. At first impression I doubt many would think of another name, well I didn't;) I think this is much more interesting. Some of the things sold as Rengetsu might very well be mislabeled. There is some ki-Seto looking things on rengetsu.org (this seems somewhat similar). Maybe there's a connection between them though I didn't see the names cross on the collaborators page. Will have to look into it some time.

 

Curious to hear what you kind gentlemen think.

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Will attempt to clearly get the carving on the outside on photo.

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The last picture, if I'm not mistaken, is the signature of the artist 

還暦 素雪 (Sōsetsu, 60 years)

Note that the picture is upside down (but I am becoming a specialist at upside down inscriptions). 

Unfortunately I can't read the poem. I don't know if I am an angel, but Morita-san sure is godlike. 

 

It looks like a good, authentic piece. That's my layman's view anyway. 

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Bump 

 

Apologies for the bump. I'm still hopeful someone more experienced and versed in kanji can make out a meaning and/or translation out of the last 4 photos, the presumed poem on the outside. 

 

I'm really curious as to what it might say and whether or not it's related to the tea ceremony or something else.

 

If someone figures it out I'll be forever in debt👏😌

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