Description
Size : Large 11x6 cm, 4.33 x 2.36 inch / Small 10.5x5.5 cm, 4.13 x 2.17 inch
Material : Pottery
Condition : Brand new
Origin : Made in Japan / Kyoto
Craft : Kagetsu
Note : A vessel that is fired with a generous amount of glaze on a base with black makeup. The expression created by the wrinkled glaze creates a tasteful scenery.
Paper box
Kiyomizu is one of the traditional crafts that represent Kyoto,originally started in the pottery of Kiyomizu Slope neighborhood toward Kiyomizu-dera.
Pottery and porcelain made in Kyoto is generally known as Kyo-style ceramics,Kiyomizu ware.
The splendor and refined elegance of Kyo-style-ceramics,Kiyomizu ware is created based on sophisticated design and various proficient skills.
History of pottery and porcelain in Kyoto started more than 1,200 years ago,in Nara period.
A Buddhist priest, Gyoki built a kiln and made earthenware in Seikanji.
Now the ruins of the temple is called "Chawan-zaka".
Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware products are mostly handmade and the feature of that is in wide variety in small quantity.
- Weight:
- 500.00 Grams