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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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    1. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      Shou meaning longevity

      probably a child is born or his/her birthday
    2. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      if i might be right it is crazy stylised
    3. ho2cultcha ho2cultcha, 3 years ago
      thank you apostata! do you think it's a Japanese piece?
    4. apostata apostata, 3 years ago
      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

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