A Shino Style Teacup
Height : 3 5/8 inches (9.3 cm)
Diameter : 2 1/2 inches (5.8 cm)
Kawakita Handeishi (1878 - 1963)
Poetic name: Three Old Friends
Provenance:
Azuma Gallery, New York
A private collection, New York
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This teacup was also acquired in Yokaigi, Japan. A similar Shino type of milky thick glazed body with three blue calligraphic strokes flowing down from the rim. The feathers reminds me of three old friends...