Bizen Yaki Ware Yunomi Japanese Pottery Green Tea Cup Goma Style
Vintage Japanese wood fired pottery tea cup with lid (Yunomi) of Bizen ware (Bizen yaki). Made of iron rich clay. The dynamic textures and colors are created naturally by the clay, fire and ash. The coloration and pattern is called Goma type. It's EXCELLENT work. Made by famous potter, Kaneshige Toyo (1896-1967). The potter mark stamped on the bottom.
Featuring a pattern known as goma, meaning "sesame." The coarse texture, rich colors, and intricate patterns created by the kiln's flames exemplify Bizen ware—the timeless "art of clay and fire."
Bizen ware (Bizen yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Bizen province, presently a part of Okayama prefecture. Bizen ware was traditionally produced in and around the village of Imbe in Bizen province, from where it received its name. It is therefore also known as Imbe or Inbe ware. It has ties to Sue pottery from the Heian period in the 6th century, and made its appearance during the Kamakura period of the 14th century. Bizen is characterized by significant hardness due to high temperature firing, its earthen-like, reddish-brown color, absence of glaze, although it may contain traces of molten ash resembling glaze, and markings resulting from wood-burning kiln firing.