Inuyamayaki
Set of 5 yunomi, tea cups -orchidsSigned: Sekisô sanjin
Seals: Shigenobu zô
Technique: grey glazed Tokoname yaki with an underglaze blue tetsu-e decoration Ø 6,7 x 6,7
Box: signed by Shigenobu
Condition: fine
Box inscription: 石荘画☐茶碗 丸山☐重信造 「「印」松本仙
Sekisô ga .. chawan Maruyama .. Shigenobu zô [seal:] Matsumoto sen
The famous Matsumoto Shigenobu was a Tokoname potter and the third son of the 33nd generation Matsumoto Shigetoshi. The Matsumoto family gained its fortune in the cargo boat industry. Shigetoshi, the father, was the first in the family line to begin the pottery making business in Maruyama, Tokoname. In 1885 Shigenobu inherited the pottery business from his father. He was a talented potter from a young age, and in the early days of Tokoname pottery, he created many pieces which were exported to the United States. Late in his life, he took on the artist name Maruyama Do and worked as a central figure in the world of Tokoname tea bowls.
Price: EUR 600 / USD 660
