Lot Essay
This was part of the collection loaned by Maria Longworth to an American East Coast Museum in 1888
Shino pottery is a unique ware of the Momyama period, due to the combination of two distinctly different aspects. One being slightly complex forms, the other is the use of drawing which is inspired by the natural surroundings of the Shino potters. The Shino artisans were the first Japanese potters to apply the decoration with a brush, and it is not clear whether this is purely a Shino innovation, or that the technique may have been introduced by Korean potters.
Shino pottery is a unique ware of the Momyama period, due to the combination of two distinctly different aspects. One being slightly complex forms, the other is the use of drawing which is inspired by the natural surroundings of the Shino potters. The Shino artisans were the first Japanese potters to apply the decoration with a brush, and it is not clear whether this is purely a Shino innovation, or that the technique may have been introduced by Korean potters.