OLD ORIBE KUTSU TEA BOWL Museum Quality 19 c Edo NR

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KO ORIBE KUTSU TEA BOWL - The great traditional masterpiece of Tea ceremony utensil from late Edo period - Authentic Ko Oribe ( Old Oribe ware : /guide/html/mino.html#oribe ), Kutsu Tea bowl ( Shoe-shape Tea bowl ) with a signed black wooden box (as "Oribe Tea bowl" ), from late Edo period around early-mid 19th century. --- * Size : about 6.68 x 5.44 x H 3.52 in (16.7 x 13.5 x 8.8 cm) The holding impression is large and dignified but calm, and its traditional intentional distorted appearance cause more individualities and 'imperfect' beauty as "Wabi-Sabi" ( /wiki/Wabi-sabi ). No need to explain ... T his bowl is the great and rare example of the Museum-Quality Ko Oribe Tea ceremony ware even if you also understand by checking the pictures from several directions and comparing with the other similar pieces in Japanese antique category of this auction. The condition is excellent for the age with No remarkable cracks, chips, and repairs. Please see Larger pictures carefully, feel the great patina from its " Keshiki " ( /html/keshiki-landscapes.html ) of the exemplary genuine Ko Oribe masterpiece, and understand its scarcity value. *** This selling item is not ours concretely, and this is a consigned item from our reliable contracted clients. And, its value of this item is guaranteed as Museum-Quality . So, p lease understand carefully read more