Shino Tea Bowl

Ceramics

Craft Artist: Ryotaro Kato

ORIGIN: Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture
RELEASE: 2019
MATERIAL: Clay

The dignified Shino

Traceries of scarlet, sometimes gentle and sometimes intense, arise on the pure white glazed surface of this bowl. While presenting an expression rich in emotion, the contrast between the clay and the white glaze, together with its gently distorted form, gives the bowl a neat and handsome charm. The dignified presence created by the distinctive Ana-gama (literally, “cave kiln”) firing technique not only shows respect for the Mino tradition but also lets us catch a glimpse of the depth of the artist’s individual philosophy.

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Ana-gama (Cave kiln)
- Others
A distinctive type of kiln, introduced to Japan from the Korean Peninsula in the 5th century along with the Sue ware technique. Some ana-gama kilns were dug into a slope with only a ceiling constructed above, and others were dug into the ground – giving rise to the name, which literally means “cave kiln.” This enables ana-gama kilns to fire at high temperatures.
Shino
- Generic term
- Technique
A type of Mino ware which first appeared in the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568-1603), as well as a general term for ceramics in which a white Shino glaze (based on feldspar) is applied to the “Mogusa-tsuchi” clay. There are several types of Shino ware, including Muji-Shino (plain), E-Shino (picture), Nezumi-Shino (gray) and Beni-Shino (crimson).
Mino ware
- Generic term
A general term for ceramics fired in the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture. A wide variety of types exist, with four major representative styles – Ki-Seto, Seto-guro, Shino, and Oribe – together called Mino-Momoyama ware. As time went on, the production of finer porcelain also flourished. Even today, Gifu Prefecture is still the largest producer of ceramics in Japan, producing about half of the country’s ceramics.

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