Japanese Mashiko Pottery Pair Tea Cups Kintsugi Gold Repaired Meoto Yunomi Japan
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Type: Pair of Teacups (Yunomi), one larger and one smaller, called married tea cups (Meoto Yunomi)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Mashiko, Japan. Unsigned.
Larger Cup Size: 3 1/4" tall (8.255 cm)
Smaller Cup Size: 3" tall (7.62 cm)
Combined Weight: 11.7 oz (331 g)
Larger Cup Weight: 6.5 oz (183 g)
Smaller Cup Weight: 5.2 oz (148 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Kamakura Japan old house (400 years old) estate sale 2023
Condition: Items are used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several kintsugi (gold lacquer repaired) hairline cracks and one surface defect on one cup, and one repaired chip on the other cup. These pieces were found damaged, and I made the kintsugi repairs (Neo Kintsugi as taught by Kintsugi LA - 2 part epoxy bond, filler putty for chips, coated with new urushi (artificial lacquer) mixed with brass powder). The gold mark on the base is my mark (RS) for the repairs.
Subject: With light blue and black glaze over a brown kaki glaze
Location:
Japanese Mashiko Pottery Pair Tea Cups Kintsugi Gold Repaired Meoto Yunomi Japan
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Type: Pair of Teacups (Yunomi), one larger and one smaller, called married tea cups (Meoto Yunomi)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Mashiko, Japan. Unsigned.
Larger Cup Size: 3 1/4" tall (8.255 cm)
Smaller Cup Size: 3" tall (7.62 cm)
Combined Weight: 11.7 oz (331 g)
Larger Cup Weight: 6.5 oz (183 g)
Smaller Cup Weight: 5.2 oz (148 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Kamakura Japan old house (400 years old) estate sale 2023
Condition: Items are used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Several kintsugi (gold lacquer repaired) hairline cracks and one surface defect on one cup, and one repaired chip on the other cup. These pieces were found damaged, and I made the kintsugi repairs (Neo Kintsugi as taught by Kintsugi LA - 2 part epoxy bond, filler putty for chips, coated with new urushi (artificial lacquer) mixed with brass powder). The gold mark on the base is my mark (RS) for the repairs.
Subject: With light blue and black glaze over a brown kaki glaze
Location:
Japanese Mashiko Pottery Pair Tea Cups Kintsugi Gold Repaired Meoto Yunomi Japan
