Autumn Grass and Full Moon Tea Bowl - Kyoto Ninsei Style
A full moon rising over a field of pampas grass is one of the most enduring symbols of autumn in Japan. September's Harvest Moon, the year's most beautiful, has been celebrated since ancient times with dance and feasting. In Japan (as in China) people see a rabbit instead of a man in the moon. He pounds mochi (instead of herbs to make a potion for immortality).
Small rice cakes (tsukimi dango) and fronds of grass decorate the home to welcome the full moon.
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
A full moon rising over a field of pampas grass is one of the most enduring symbols of autumn in Japan. September's Harvest Moon, the year's most beautiful, has been celebrated since ancient times with dance and feasting. In Japan (as in China) people see a rabbit instead of a man in the moon. He pounds mochi (instead of herbs to make a potion for immortality).
Small rice cakes (tsukimi dango) and fronds of grass decorate the home to welcome the full moon.
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
A full moon rising over a field of pampas grass is one of the most enduring symbols of autumn in Japan. September's Harvest Moon, the year's most beautiful, has been celebrated since ancient times with dance and feasting. In Japan (as in China) people see a rabbit instead of a man in the moon. He pounds mochi (instead of herbs to make a potion for immortality).
Small rice cakes (tsukimi dango) and fronds of grass decorate the home to welcome the full moon.
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