An Earthenware Tea Bowl (Chawan) Named "Fuku no kami" (Deity of good fortune)
An Earthenware Tea Bowl (Chawan) Named "Fuku no kami" (Deity of good fortune)

RED RAKU WARE, EDO PERIOD (18TH CENTURY) BY 8TH-GENERATION RAKU MASTER TOKUNYU (1745-1774), IMPRESSED MARK RAKU (ENJOYMENT)

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An Earthenware Tea Bowl (Chawan) Named "Fuku no kami" (Deity of good fortune)
Red Raku ware, Edo period (18th century) by 8th-generation Raku master Tokunyu (1745-1774), Impressed mark Raku (Enjoyment)
Hand-modelled, cylindrical on compressed disc foot, applied with pinkish red and white crackled glaze, the red glaze on the interior applied as a series of descending spirals
3¼in. (8.2cm.) high; 4¾in. (12.1cm.) diameter
Wood boxes, one signed and sealed by the artist, authenticated by Raku Kichizaemon X (Tannyu; 1795-1854), and Sen Sosa XIII (Sokuchusai; 1901-1979)

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