Sasaki Shoraku III 'Ayame' Utsushi Chawan mumyoi yaki yunomi and Madara Karatsu (Mottled Karatsu)

and Madara Karatsu (Mottled Karatsu)

Bizen pottery is fired slowly over a long period of time

Tochigi Prefecture

There is patina on the “antlers” and minor scuffing on the shin guards

This particular maneki has its left paw raised and is a part of the kiln’s Seto Maneki Neko series

Sasaki Shoraku III 'Ayame' Utsushi Chawan mumyoi yaki yunomi and Madara Karatsu (Mottled Karatsu)*FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES SHIPPING IS SET FOR EMS TO ALL AVAILABLE DESTINATIONS. This listing is for a Momoyama utsushi chawan made by distinguished potter Sasaki Shoraku III. This piece is inspired by a matte glazed bowl named Ayame, a bowl made by Chojiro (d. 1589). It is an utsushi piece a reinterpretation of an art object from the past. This chawan, like others by Shoraku, is inspired by the creative principles of tea master Sen no Rikyu. It is hand