SPECTACULAR JAPANESE NARUMI ORIBE BOWL Edo Tea Ceremony Pottery RARE KASHIBACHI

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SPECTACULAR JAPANESE NARUMI ORIBE BOWL Edo Tea Ceremony Pottery RARE KASHIBACHI:
$2750.00

EXCEPTIONALLY FINEANTIQUE JAPANESENARUMI ORIBE TEA CEREMONY KASHIKI

Hand CraftedChado Masterpiece, Edo Period (1603-1868)

Stunning Japanesestoneware OribeKashibachi representing the epitome of the Japanese tea aesthetic.Magnificent presence, exhibiting a masterfuljuxtaposition of the bold andsubtle. Exquisite, organic form that feels wonderful in the hand.Rich, fluid copper green glaze drips over the wavelike undulations of thebody of the bowl.

Narumi Oribe, incorporating two clays, red and white, over which underglaze iron oxide design and abstract patterning embellish the bowl in bold fashion, with further white slip glazing to both the interior and exterior. Formed on the potter\'s wheel, then hand distorted, bent, and trimmed in a naturalist style which takes great skill to accomplish. Masters of Oribe ware had to know just how much to alter a piece while retaining a natural elegance. This sublimebowl is the boldest, most innovative example of early oribe that we have ever seen. It is exceptionally magnificent and artistic, would have created quite a stir when introduced in its day during the Edo period.Precisely the type of form and decoration that Furuta Oribe created when he introduced this type of ware in the late 1500s.

Exhibiting a sublime patina,with subtle crazing and a slight iridescence in the green areas indicative of great age.It measures approximately6 3/4\" across and is in excellent antique condition. We note a smallrub to the glaze on the tip of the spout. The bowl\'s storage box appears to have old numerical markings such as would have been utilized bya museum collection.

Originally created in the age of the Shogun and Samurai for use in the tea ceremony as bowl for serving small tea cakes. Words cannot express the transcendent presence that this bowl exudes in person.Thissuperb katakuchi form kashikiis of the quality normally reserved for museums and rarely comes on the open market. Asuperb example of Japanese life and expression, and an exquisite centerpiece for the discriminating collector of world class Japanese antiques and tea ceremony accoutrements.

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Example of similar quality Narumi Oribe sold at Christie\'s in New York:

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Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional... It is also two separate words, with related but different meanings. \"Wabi\" is the kind of perfect beauty that is seemingly-paradoxically caused by just the right kind of imperfection, such as an asymmetry in a ceramic bowl which reflects the handmade craftsmanship, as opposed to another bowl which is perfect, but soul-less and machine-made. \"Sabi\" is the kind of beauty that can come only with age, such as chips, wear, or the subtle antique patina. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs. In one sense wabi-sabi is a training whereby the student of wabi-sabi learns to find the most simple objects interesting, fascinating and beautiful. Fading autumn leaves would be an example. Wabi-sabi can change our perception of the world to the extent that a chip or crack in a vase makes it more interesting and gives the object greater meditative value. Similarly materials that age such as bare wood, paper and fabric become more interesting as they exhibit changes that can be observed over time.

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