Japanese Mitsuhashi Eisaku 三橋英作 Chiba Shinshu Studio Pottery Tea Cup Red Flower
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See also:
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Type: Tea cup (Yunomi)
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: Contemporary
Origin/Maker: Mitsuhashi Eisaku 三橋英作 (1929-2008), Shinshu ware, Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture. Marked 英 on base. Note that I originally had this incorrectly identified as Minoh ware (from Osaka), due to similarity in color and mark.
From Kamagaya, Chiba. Graduated from the Faculty of Horticulture at Chiba University. Later sought to make ceramics, studied under Itaya Hazan and Miyanohara Ken in 1955, and joined the Totokai. Member of the Nitten Exhibition, Contemporary Craft Art Society, and New Japan Craft Art Society. Executive Director of the Prefectural Fine Art Society. Works focus on colored porcelain, celadon, and Yakishime.
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Shinshu pottery 真朱焼
Shinshu ware is pottery that has been passed down in Kamagaya City, Chiba Prefecture. It has been designated as the prefecture’s Traditional Craft. Shinshu ware originated in the Taisho period (around 1918?), by a potter called Hamada Keizan in Onigoe, Ishikawa City. He was inspired by old Chinese pottery called Keiketsu ware.
Mitsuhashi Eisaku (1929-2008), the second generation of Shinshu Kiln. He succeeded Hamada Keizan and developed Shinshu ware, but the kiln was closed due to the lack of a successor after the death of Mitsuhashi Eisaku.
After the death of Eisaku Mitsuhashi, the kiln was closed due to the lack of a successor, and there is no production at present.
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Size: 3 1/2" tall (8.89 cm)
Weight: 6.2 oz (175 g)
Provenance:
Collected: Yokohama Japan antique store SEP 2023
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Tall teacup (Yunomi) with a vibrant red glaze and the design of a rapeseed flower (Natane), a symbolic flower for Chiba Prefecture
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Japanese Mitsuhashi Eisaku 三橋英作 Chiba Shinshu Studio Pottery Tea Cup Red Flower
(WAS: Japanese Osaka MINOH ware Ceramic Pottery Yunomi Tea Cup Momiji Maple Leaf)
