Contemporary Japanese Gaiwan Set of Lidded Tea Cup and Saucer

Description

Hand thrown/build ceramic tea cup with lid and saucer.  Made in Tokoname, Japan.

Functional line of the highly acclaimed studio … more Hand thrown/build ceramic tea cup with lid and saucer.  Made in Tokoname, Japan.

Functional line of the highly acclaimed studio potter Ohara Koichi.

These sets are called Gaiwan, and generally used for brewing Chinese tea.

Put some loose tea leaves in the cup, let them brew, and simply drink from it with the lid half open. Hold the cup with one hand and the lid with the other, to keep holding tea leaves in it. You can also use this set as teapot and serve tea into smaller cups. 

Please note that as a handmade nature, no two pieces in this listing are exactly alike in shape, size, colour and texture.

Sold by each set. Price is for single set only.

Measurements: approx.
Cup + Lid Height       8.6 cm / 3.5 inches 
Cup Diameter  9.5 cm / 3.8 inches

Saucer Diameter 11.8 cm / 4.7 inches 

Capacity   180 ml


Material: stoneware
Quantity: unique  piece 

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About the Artist

Ohara Koichi is a master potter based in Tokoname, Japan.
Drawing the inspiration from raw textures in the nature, he mixes various local soils and materials to make the clay, glaze and slip, which often contain grit.

The utility ware Ohara creates have a distinctive texture like aged patina.
Some pieces remind us of the washed surface of rocks, some others of artefacts excavated from the bottom of the sea. Each piece is one of a kind.

Ohara has exhibited internationally. His tea ware and Sake ware are especially popular and sought after.
Before becoming a ceramic artist, Ohara studied physics at Meisei University. Later he learned from the ceramic heritage in Korea and Thailand as well as from Tokoname in Japan, a renowned base for the ceramic industry and often referred to as “the Tea Pottery".
In his 20 years in Tokoname, Ohara designed three wood-burning kilns (Anagama), as well as firing his works in a communal kiln.

Ohara has embraced crossover projects and participated in contemporary art exhibitions by Theaster Gates (USA) and Camille Henrot (France).

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