A Seto or Kuro-Oribe chawan. Mino region, Owari Province. Edo period

A Seto or Kuro-Oribe chawan. Mino region, Owari Province. Edo period, late 17/18th century Of round shape with a straight wall, set on a small foot ring. Hard fine clay covered with a porous black glaze, that leaves the underside and foot ring exposed; to the outside a horizontal band of round indentations resulting in knobs on the inside; the indentations accented with dots of a thick, whitish glaze. Silk bag (shifuku).Wooden box. On the lid a paper label inscribed: Kuro-Oribe (in hantai-gana) yaki. Height 6,3 cm; diameter 13.2 cm

Estimate:£1,001.15

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