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Tsukamoto kiln Mashiko ware ochoko, signed (!)

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Japanese Pottery51 of 1384Edo period bowlTsukamoto Mashiko ware tokkuri made for Takahashi of San Francisco
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    Posted 2 years ago

    kwqd
    (1181 items)

    This ochoko is 2" high x 2.5" in diameter, signed, with tomobako and literature. I did not quibble about buying it, even with a very sparse description and no dimensions, as I have never seen a signed piece of Tsukamoto kiln Mashiko ware before. I know that there is some signed stuff from this kiln, but not sure what the significance of that is. Nice variation in the glaze, given the small size. I think that the mark is upside down in image #2 and believe that the "pitchfork" mark is typically used as a generic kiln suffix. The other character may be an abbreviation for "Tsukamoto". So maybe just " Tsukamoto kiln" which is still more than I have seen before.

    It came with a tomobako and usual kiln literature extolling Tsuskamoto's adherence to the mingei philosophy (but it is signed!). Not sure what to make of this but it was not too expensive, and potentially a good learning experience. In new condition, so probably a souvenir brought back from a vacation to Japan. Not sure of age. Similar stuff I have dates to the 1960s-70s.....

    It arrived this morning before breakfast, so today I started the morning with a cup of sake. The Breakfast of Champions! Nice little cup, fits the hand well, pours well, the sculpted rim lends an interesting feel to the cup, with a surprising range of textures, and very pretty inside and out. It is a deceptively complex little cup. Good purchase.

    I do not understand the hype around and cost of Mashiko ware. It is a fairly recent kiln and while I find the pottery generally attractive and interesting, it is not more so than that of other Japanese kilns. I wonder if it is due only to its association with famed potter Shoji Hamada, which in most cases is tenuous, at best?

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    1. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks Kevin and Vynil33rpm!
    2. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks fortapache and Searching1!
    3. Newfld Newfld, 2 years ago
      Beautiful piece, and how great to find a signed one, kudos Kevin
    4. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for your comments, Jenni! Still trying to figure out what "signed" means!

      Thanks for loving my latest Japanese pottery find Cisum, Jenni, sherrilou, Drake47, blunderbuss2 and vcal!
    5. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks Reise and dav2no1!
    6. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thank you Reise!
    7. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks rhineisfine!
    8. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks Blammoammo!

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