A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-1
A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-2
A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-3
A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-4
A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-5
A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-6
A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-7
A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-1A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-2A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-3A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-4A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-5A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-6A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century - image-7

Lot 267 Dα

A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century

Auction 1249 - overview Cologne
18.06.2024, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 1.600 € - 2.200 €
Result: 1.764 € (incl. premium)
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A large Nezumi-Shino chawan. Mino area, Owari province. Early Edo period, 17th century

Of cylindrical shape with horizontal grooves to the body and with an everted rim, on a very low foot, covered by a white crackled glaze and a grey glaze, exposing the foot, reserved from the grey glaze a kind of net pattern possibly a fishing net and stylised pine trees. Wooden box, the lid inscribed: Nezumi-Shino Mino ko-gama (Nezumi-Shino, old kiln in Mino) and signed Taku shiki and sealed Taku.
Height 8.7 cm; diameter 12.6 cm

Katō Takuo (1917-2005) was an important potter and researcher of production techniques of ancient ceramics, especially Persian luster ware and ceramics from the Mino area.

Provenance

Private collection, Düsseldorf, according to the consigner acquired from the estate of Katō Takuo