Posted 3 years ago
ho2cultcha
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I'm not sure what the symbol in the middle means. I think this might be Japanese studio art pottery, but not positive. thanks for looking!
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Posted 3 years ago
ho2cultcha
(5051 items)
I'm not sure what the symbol in the middle means. I think this might be Japanese studio art pottery, but not positive. thanks for looking!
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Shou meaning longevity
probably a child is born or his/her birthday
if i might be right it is crazy stylised
thank you apostata! do you think it's a Japanese piece?
the japanese equivalent of the chinese Shou is Kotobuki, this is kotobuki
well you got 23 shapes of japanese bowls
i got a simple solution, when a bowl is longer than it is it wide,it is an chawan 99 out of 100
from origin this got a special meaning longevity , birthday celebration ( new year )that is long gone there is almost no association any more
on the contrary it is nowadays more used as a type of generic marking
this is not studio ware , it is not special design , and studio ware would be signed or embossed marked by artist or studio
it could be anything, bizen ware, kyo jaki hibiki an etc in the best scenario probably
personally i think this is stuff which tour operators organize for tourist matcha pseudo ceremonies , were you taste different macha,s like fake usucha and the burn a hole in your stomach koichi tea