VINTAGE JAPANESE SHINOYAKI SAKE CUPS SET / OLD WOOD BOX

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VINTAGE JAPANESE SHINOYAKI SAKE CUPS SET / OLD WOOD BOX

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Sold Date: 09/04/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

VINTAGE JAPANESE SHINOYAKI SAKE (GUINOMI) SET IN OLD WOOD, INSCRIBED BOX

FINALLY, AFTER TWO MONTHS OF SEARCHING, I HAVE FOUND SOME GREAT LITTLE SHINOYAKI SAKE GUINOMI CUPS THAT ARE WORTHY OF THE FINELY CALLIGRAPHED OLD BOX I FOUND SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE CUPS ARE WORTHY OF BEING PLACED AND PROTECTED IN THIS BOX ALSO, SO IT IS A PERFECT MATCH.

I do NOT like to ship delicate things that are jammed in so tightly in a wooden box that t is no room for much padding. These things made long ago were never meant to be shipped to overseas locations w the Postal 'POSTAL' folks could throw them against walls etc. So, it takes a lot of packing to get it done safely!

This Box was made for TEA CUPS! Jammed in as above. BUT, by using it for Small Cups, t is a LOT of room all around for GOOD Packing! How's that for a great idea? It will make a Nice Display and to me looks better with some space around the cups after the packing is removed. The right ide Kanji says KYO (Kyoto) NO SHIKI and Big one says WAFUSOROI.

I was told these cups were made right around the WWII Occupation of Japan Days, or shortly afterwards. I am not sure of that, They could be later, but they are a Fine Example of the best traits of Shino. T are no signatures. They do not look to have been even used, so t is no damage and unfortunalely not much Hibiyaki either, so they need to be used to develop it. So, to be conservative, we will call them Vintage. A nice Set to be used and also to be put on display, is what we thought of. Hopefully, used so that Hibiyaki will develop and the bottoms become smoother and they grow into Antiques someday.

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Thank You All.

INFO FROM THE WWW:

"Greatly esteemed by tea ceremony practitioners, Shino ceramics were first made during the Momoyama era (1568-1603), probably in the 1580s at kilns in Mino, and their sudden appearance marked a dramatic shift in the evolution of Japanese ceramic art. White Shino was the most prolific type, and is characterized by its effervescent, irregular feldspathic glaze. Scholars believe the name ?Shino? may have originated from tea master Shino Shoshin (1441-1522), said to have owned a white Temmoku tea bowl (the first white glazed wares in Japan) of a type made either at Seto or Mino kiln, believed to be the predecessors of later Shino wares. Shino wares were decorated in both iron brown and cobalt blue, with designs applied, stamped and inlaid; pieces were fired in single chambered high temperature kilns."

Also, I found this:

I researched some more on it and found t is a LOT of information on the WWW. are a few that I found. FROM A FRENCH LIBRARY:

"The sudden appearance of Shino and Oribe ceramics in the late sixteenth century is one of the most significant events in the history ofJapanese pottery. Domestic pottery until that time had been largely unadorned, often unglazed utilitarian wares, and Japanese connoisseurs directed their attention mainly to decorated products imported from China. Perhaps the first Japanese ceramics to be created and appreciated for their innt beauty, Shino and Oribe accompanied a revolutionary change in ceramic connoisseurship. While utilizing innovative ceramic techniques and introducing designs of startling originality, these two ceramic wares vitally influenced the aesthetic development of the tea ceremony and sensitized the Japanese mind to a rare strain of beauty."

Thanks and check Other Items I found from time to time to see what I can find.