ANTIQUE JAPANESE SHINOYAKI, AGED HIBIYAKI TEA CUP, SIG.

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THIS IS AN OLD, WELL USED TEA CUP WITH A DESIGN OF CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN SHINOYAKI GLAZE. HAND SIGNED BY THE ARTIST 'KIZAN'. IT HAS DEVELOPED VERY NICE HIBIYAKI (CRACKLY GLAZE) OVER MANY DECADES AND THE BOTTOM OR FOOT HAS BEEN WORN SMOOTH SLIDING ACROSS TABLE TOPS DURING THE SAME YEARS OF USE. THE OLD WOODEN BOX IT CAME HAS VERY UNUSUAL AND BEAUTIFUL CALLIGRAPHY THAT WE ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING ANYBODY THAT CAN READ. (I WILL KEEP TRYING AND ADD WHAT I CAN FIND OUT). SO, WE ARE NOT SURE IF THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BOX OR NOT. BUT IT IS A PERFECT FIT TO THE CUP AND NO MATTER WHAT WILL MAKE A VERY NICE DISPLAY. SINCE IT IS CHERRY BOSSOM TIME AND I ONLY FOUND IT OUT IN THE COUNTRYSIDE LAST WEEK, WE WANTED TO LIST IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The Shinoyaki Hibiyaki Glaze on the piece is great and has taken decades to develop as it has. These are the main indications of the age of the cup and mainly, I think and have been told, is the bottom of the foot has been worn smooth after decades of use. The photos attempt to show this and I hope they do, but it is best to actually hold it and feel it. The very unusual thing about this cup to me and to everybody I have asked about it is the way cherry blossoms and branches were formed in the glaze and the delicate pink color. They never saw this colored depicting cherry blossoms. Neither have I. They read more

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