Ko-Kiyomizu Choshi
Type: Choshi (Sake Ewer)
Material: Ceramic
Age: Edo Period
Origin/Maker: Ko-Kiyomizu
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Provenance:
Collected: Tokyo Flea Market
Condition: Cracks repaired with unusual green-lacquer repairs (similiar to Kintsugi gold repair)
Subject: Plum Blossoms
A sake ewer (choshi) decorated with plum blossoms and leaves in overglaze blue-green, light blue, red, and gold on a craquelure glaze, with underglaze brown designs of trees. Lid has cracks repaired with green lacquer. Bought at a Tokyo area flea market in February 2020 (one of the last flea markets I went to before they all went on hold due to COVID-19).
Material: Ceramic
Age: Edo Period
Origin/Maker: Ko-Kiyomizu
Size:
Weight:
Provenance:
Collected: Tokyo Flea Market
Condition: Cracks repaired with unusual green-lacquer repairs (similiar to Kintsugi gold repair)
Subject: Plum Blossoms
A sake ewer (choshi) decorated with plum blossoms and leaves in overglaze blue-green, light blue, red, and gold on a craquelure glaze, with underglaze brown designs of trees. Lid has cracks repaired with green lacquer. Bought at a Tokyo area flea market in February 2020 (one of the last flea markets I went to before they all went on hold due to COVID-19).
