Antique Japanese Fujimi-yaki Pottery Bowl
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1900: Item # 1495639
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Stoneware: Pre 1900: Item # 1495639
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
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23 Murasakino Monzen-cho
Kita-ward Kyoto 603-8216
tel.81-75-201-3497
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$295.00
Tile images on cracked pale glaze decorate this squared bowl stamped on the bottom Fuji from the Fujimiyaki Kiln of Nagoya enclosed in an old wooden box. There is one tiny gold repair on the rim, otherwise is in perfect condition. 13.5 cm (6-1/2 inches) square, 9 cm (3-1/2 inches) tall.
The founder of Fujimiyaki, Murase Hachiroemon I (Miki) was a samurai of the Owari Domain who served in various positions, regional magistrate and head of the domain school. He was also skilled in many arts, including seal carving, tea ceremony, poetry, and haikai (Japanese linked-verse poetry). His house was adjacent to a kiln belonging to the potter Keisuke (of Keiraku ware), and he married Shige, the daughter of Hozo Ichie, an Owari samurai. Because of these connections, he learned pottery techniques from Hozo and enjoyed making his favorite ceramics around Kaei 5 (1852). In 1879 (Meiji 12), they built a kiln in the garden of their villa in Kamimaezu (Fugetsuso Seisonsha) and began their pottery business with six people, including four technicians invited from Seto. Some of the works from Mika’s pottery hobby up until this time, including tea bowls, water jars, and flower vases, are part of the Morse Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. They are also included in the Clemenceau Collection at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
The founder of Fujimiyaki, Murase Hachiroemon I (Miki) was a samurai of the Owari Domain who served in various positions, regional magistrate and head of the domain school. He was also skilled in many arts, including seal carving, tea ceremony, poetry, and haikai (Japanese linked-verse poetry). His house was adjacent to a kiln belonging to the potter Keisuke (of Keiraku ware), and he married Shige, the daughter of Hozo Ichie, an Owari samurai. Because of these connections, he learned pottery techniques from Hozo and enjoyed making his favorite ceramics around Kaei 5 (1852). In 1879 (Meiji 12), they built a kiln in the garden of their villa in Kamimaezu (Fugetsuso Seisonsha) and began their pottery business with six people, including four technicians invited from Seto. Some of the works from Mika’s pottery hobby up until this time, including tea bowls, water jars, and flower vases, are part of the Morse Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. They are also included in the Clemenceau Collection at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
