Vintage Japanese Obori Soma Pottery Pitcher Celadon Glaze Horse
Plum Blossom

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Type: Pitcher
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Ōborisōma ware (大堀相馬焼), also known as Ōbori ware (大堀焼) or Sōma ware (相馬焼), from Hamadōri area, Fukushima Prefecture, Tōhoku, Japan. "MADE IN JAPAN" impressed on bottom of pitcher. Traditional Soma ware running horse on side of pitcher.
Size: 7 3/8" tall (18.7325 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 14.8 oz (873 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Vendor at Ventura CA Flea Market, 10 JUL 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Double walled (insulated) Soma ware pitcher, covered with celadon green glaze, with heart shaped openings that could represent horse hooves, cherry blossom petals, or plover birds (chidori). Traditional Soma ware running horse painted in gold on side of pitcher, together with plum blossoms,
Location:
Vintage Japanese Obori Soma Pottery Pitcher Celadon Glaze Horse Plum Blossom
www.ebay.com/sch/xcoasterxtreme/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&rt=nc&LH_Auction=1
See also:
Type: Pitcher
Material: Ceramic Pottery
Age: 20th C. (1900s)
Origin/Maker: Ōborisōma ware (大堀相馬焼), also known as Ōbori ware (大堀焼) or Sōma ware (相馬焼), from Hamadōri area, Fukushima Prefecture, Tōhoku, Japan. "MADE IN JAPAN" impressed on bottom of pitcher. Traditional Soma ware running horse on side of pitcher.
Size: 7 3/8" tall (18.7325 cm)
Weight: 1 lb 14.8 oz (873 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Vendor at Ventura CA Flea Market, 10 JUL 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips.
Subject: Double walled (insulated) Soma ware pitcher, covered with celadon green glaze, with heart shaped openings that could represent horse hooves, cherry blossom petals, or plover birds (chidori). Traditional Soma ware running horse painted in gold on side of pitcher, together with plum blossoms,
Location:
Vintage Japanese Obori Soma Pottery Pitcher Celadon Glaze Horse Plum Blossom