Goldfish Tea Bowl - Kyoto Ninsei Style
Goldfish are symbols of summer in Japan, when thoughts turn to shade and cool water during the fierce hottest months.
Yamato Koriyama in Nara Prefecture is famed for rearing goldfish.
This is a Ninsei style tea bowl.
Ninsei (仁清) was a Japanese potter, who lived in the Edo Period, roughly between the 1640s to the 1690s. He is often credited as one of the key founders and influencers of 'Kyō ware', a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Kyoto. He perfected colourful painted pottery.
Dimensions: w12.5cm x d12.5cm x h7.5cm
Goldfish are symbols of summer in Japan, when thoughts turn to shade and cool water during the fierce hottest months.
Yamato Koriyama in Nara Prefecture is famed for rearing goldfish.
This is a Ninsei style tea bowl.
Ninsei (仁清) was a Japanese potter, who lived in the Edo Period, roughly between the 1640s to the 1690s. He is often credited as one of the key founders and influencers of 'Kyō ware', a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Kyoto. He perfected colourful painted pottery.
Dimensions: w12.5cm x d12.5cm x h7.5cm
Goldfish are symbols of summer in Japan, when thoughts turn to shade and cool water during the fierce hottest months.
Yamato Koriyama in Nara Prefecture is famed for rearing goldfish.
This is a Ninsei style tea bowl.
Ninsei (仁清) was a Japanese potter, who lived in the Edo Period, roughly between the 1640s to the 1690s. He is often credited as one of the key founders and influencers of 'Kyō ware', a type of Japanese pottery traditionally from Kyoto. He perfected colourful painted pottery.
Dimensions: w12.5cm x d12.5cm x h7.5cm