Japanese Traditional Iga Tall Dark Ceramic Chawan Bowl Mino Ware [Made in Japan]

Description

For Those Who Haven't Heard before, What Exactly is Ceramic Mino Ware? In the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture during the late Kofun period of 7th century, pottery Arts called Sue Ware, different to clay pottery, was fired in Anagama kilns made by digging into mountain slopes.This is thought to be the origin of Mino Ceramics Ware. The history of Japanese pottery in the Toki area appears to have started more than 1,300 years ago. Some kiln traces and earthenware pieces, which are in the 7th century style, have been recovered within the territory of the city. Craftsmen around the Seto area fled during wars before the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1614) and settled in the region. They were under the protection of the lords of Toki. The pottery was founded by Kato Yosabei, whose sons also started other potteries in the area. The technical merit and artistic impression reached new heights when crockery for tea ceremony had been produced there. the Style of Ceramic Mino Ware is often grey with autumn grasses in white as a prominent theme. This result is achieved by incising through a slip of iron oxide and covered with feldspar glaze. In the oven, the fire would bring our variations in colour through the uneven glaze. With the introduction of mass production introduced in the Meiji era (1868-1912), Mino ware became widely available. Ceramics from the Mino region amount to around 50% of Japanese pottery produced.