Tokkuri Made of Kyoto Ware by Koun Miyagawa
Sold – no longer available
This piece was handmade by Koun Miyagawa and was a one-of-a-kind work. It cannot be reordered and will never exist in this form again. The page stays online as part of our archive.
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Details about the sold piece
- Height 15 cm
- Width 10 cm
- Weight 330 g
- Color Gray, White
- Item Type Tokkuri
- Material Ceramics
- Period of Creation Shôwa (1926–1989)
- Style / Tradition Kyoto-yaki
- Unique Work Yes
- Wooden Box Yes
No longer available
Description
The glaze of this sake bottle presents itself in a delicate grayish-white with softly shifting shades, its finely thrown body flowing into an elegantly flared neck. Fine, barely visible throwing lines bear witness to the careful work at the potter's wheel.
Kyo ware, named after the former imperial capital of Kyoto, traditionally combines the most diverse techniques and is considered particularly demanding precisely because of this variety. In this Tokkuri, rather than bold painting, pure form and the restrained, shifting glaze take center stage – an aesthetic that requires extensive experience in working with clay and firing.
The piece was made by Koun Miyagawa (宮川香雲), whose signature affirms the quiet elegance of the bottle. The Tokkuri is delivered in a wooden box signed by the master potter, offering the unique work a fitting setting for storage.
