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THE SHINO CHAWAN SEALED RITSU.., EDO PERIOD (EARLY-MID 19TH CENTURY)
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A Shino style Chawan [tea-bowl] and a Seto Chawan
The Shino chawan sealed Ritsu.., Edo Period (Early-Mid 19th Century)
The first, the lower part of the sides sharply everted, the upper part vertical, the interior and most of the exterior covered in a creamy crackled glaze over a reddish slip, the dark grey body visible on the foot and base, with impressed mark Ritsu; the Seto chawan of irregular form with everted sides roughly modelled with a spatula, the dark grey body covered in a creamy-grey crackled glaze overlaid with splashes of bluish-white glaze, restored chips to rim
2 7/8in. and 3 7/16in. (7.3cm. and 8.7cm.) high (2)
The Shino chawan sealed Ritsu.., Edo Period (Early-Mid 19th Century)
The first, the lower part of the sides sharply everted, the upper part vertical, the interior and most of the exterior covered in a creamy crackled glaze over a reddish slip, the dark grey body visible on the foot and base, with impressed mark Ritsu; the Seto chawan of irregular form with everted sides roughly modelled with a spatula, the dark grey body covered in a creamy-grey crackled glaze overlaid with splashes of bluish-white glaze, restored chips to rim
2 7/8in. and 3 7/16in. (7.3cm. and 8.7cm.) high (2)
Literature
The second published: Collection Louis Gonse, Oeuvres d'art du Japon, Choix d'Estampes et de Livres des Principaux Maitres de l'Ukiyoye . . . Laques des XVIe, XVIIe et XVIIIe Siècles . . . Poteries Japonaises . . . (Hotel Drouot, Paris, 5-11 May 1924), no. 672
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