G440: Japanese KURO-RAKU pottery high-class tea bowl w/Great monk's appraisal

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ITEM DESCRIPTION CONDITION : Good. ( Used. No cracks and no chips. ) SIZE : Width 4.7 in : Length 4.7 in : Height 3.3 in : Weight 330 g + Signed box 260 g This is a tea bowl of Japanese RAKU ware.This was made about 40 years ago.RAKU is the pottery of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan.And RAKU is one of the popular ware which people liked most from ancient times.This is made very well and has very good black glaze. It is appropriate KURO(black)-RAKU.This artist's name is Kyuraku . This is the original which he made. And the bottom has his sign.And the box has his sign. This is an original exclusive box for this item. It is very important.And cloth also has his sign. It is also important item. And the lid back of the box has the appraisal of the monk.The monk's name is Kaido Fujii . (1898-1984) He was very very famous monk.He is the chief priest of a Rinzai sect Daitoku Temple group's Sangen-Ji temple.And he named "OI-MATSU" to this. It means an old pine tree. This is the high-class RAKU tea bowl seriously made by the specialist.Please purchase it at this opportunity, and add to your Japanese collection. In order to avoid a trouble, please be sure to read the following "ABOUT SHIPMENT" etc. PHOTO SHIPPING COST and ABOUT SHIPMENT SAL Fedex EMS Sea mail USA, Canada, Oceania, Middle East USD 19.90 60 USD 26.10 Europe USD 19.90 10 USD 26. 10 Asia USD 17.00 70 USD 23.30 Africa, South America USD 22.80 00 USD 29.40 Capacity weight for Fedex 3.4 kg The cost of Fedex is estimate. It changes with zones. I have four shipment methods. Please read the following carefully.And please recognize the characteristic of each method. 1, SAL ( The cheapest method. But it has many faults. ) The maximum weight is 2 kg (included packing material). More than 2 kg is EMS or Fedex. And the overweight by combination of some items is also EMS or Fedex. Handling time is uncertain. About two to three weeks. Sometime one month. Worst two months. I am sorry. In SAL shipping, I do not accept the claim for delay. And the maximum insurance to breakage is USD 50.00. And SAL has no tracking number. But followup is possible (Very long time is required). And the following country is not supporting SAL. South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Romania, Mongolian, Morocco, etc. SAL is lower-priced than other methods. But it has many faults. 2, EMS ( Fast and safe method. ) EMS is indemnified to breakage or loss. And it has tracking number. Handling time is one to three weeks. 3, Fedex ( Fastest and safe method. But correct cost is uncalculable beforehand. ) I do not use Fedex, unless you wish. If you desire Fedex, please let me know. The restrictions of Fedex is almost the same as EMS except a handling time. Handling time is one to two weeks. It is the fastest method. But Fedex can't calculate a shipping cost in advance. Because the cost changes in the size of packing. And, because cost changes finely with a country or areas. About the estimate of cost, Please 4, SEA MAIL ( It is cheaper than EMS or Fedex, and safe. But it is very late. ) SEA MAIL is also indemnified. And it has tracking number. But shipment to Germany and Canada, etc does not have compensation. Handling time is one month to two months. Some countries require three months. It is the method of requiring very much days. ABOUT COMBINATION SHIPMENT I can combine two or more items for saving of shipping cost. But, combination of an item is not necessarily saving of cost. And the period when it can be combined is up to one week from your first purchase. If you desire combination of some items, please do not Because an invoice cannot be combined. And when a PayPal address differs from the shipping address, please let me know in E-mail of Pa... read more

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