Vintage Japanese Chawan (1) Book 1939Ōban woodblock print

1939Ōban woodblock print

Publication Date: 1978 (first edition)

This is an antique Chinese Qing Dynasty chair from the 1800's

coated in a durable shiro glaze (white slip or feldspathic glaze) and often boldly brushed with calligraphic characters denoting the brewer’s mark

Vintage Japanese Chawan (1) Book 1939Ōban woodblock printJapanese Tokoname style stoneware chawan () red terracotta clay body with deep blue grey gunmetal glaze Vintage Japanese, Shwacontemporary A hand thrown chawan of generous proportions, the form straightforward and confident wide mouth tapering to a low foot ring, the walls rising in a clean unbroken line. The clay body is a warm red terracotta, left fully unglazed on the foot, base, and lower exterior where the glaze terminates in an irregular natural