These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
Shoji Goto Calligraphy Chawan, Uraku Kiln, Japan
A small Japanese tea bowl by the potter Shoji Goto, in which ceramics and calligraphy meet in a single gesture. A bold character, brushed with the energy of ink on paper, is left in raw, warm clay against a deep glaze of black and midnight blue that pools at the centre of the bowl.
The contrast is striking and tactile: the matte, textured surface of the bare clay against the glossy depth of the glaze, which shifts from blue-black to burnt brown as it climbs towards the rim. The exterior continues in the same warm, burnished tones, framing the composition like the edge of a scroll.
In Japanese tradition, the tea bowl is never simply a vessel. It is held, turned and contemplated, and here the act of drinking becomes an act of reading. The same character appears on the washi label of the box, brushed by hand with irregular, feathered edges, so that bowl and box speak as one.
The bowl is presented in its original cloth-covered box with a handmade washi label, signed and sealed in red, together with the potter's original card identifying the artist and the kiln. A rare meeting of craft and calligraphy, it is equally suited to daily tea or to display.
Artist: Shoji Goto (五島彰二)
Kiln: Uraku-gama (有楽窯), Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Period: Contemporary
Material: Hand-thrown stoneware, resist calligraphy in bare clay, dark glaze
Includes: 1 chawan, original cloth-covered box with handwritten washi label (signed and sealed), potter's original card
Dimensions: Ø approx. 10 cm
Condition: New, unused. Variations in glaze and texture are inherent to handmade ceramics.
Please note: as handmade objects, these pieces carry slight variations in colour, glaze and dimensions that are part of their character.
Hand wash recommended.
Shoji Goto Calligraphy Chawan, Uraku Kiln, Japan
A small Japanese tea bowl by the potter Shoji Goto, in which ceramics and calligraphy meet in a single gesture. A bold character, brushed with the energy of ink on paper, is left in raw, warm clay against a deep glaze of black and midnight blue that pools at the centre of the bowl.
The contrast is striking and tactile: the matte, textured surface of the bare clay against the glossy depth of the glaze, which shifts from blue-black to burnt brown as it climbs towards the rim. The exterior continues in the same warm, burnished tones, framing the composition like the edge of a scroll.
In Japanese tradition, the tea bowl is never simply a vessel. It is held, turned and contemplated, and here the act of drinking becomes an act of reading. The same character appears on the washi label of the box, brushed by hand with irregular, feathered edges, so that bowl and box speak as one.
The bowl is presented in its original cloth-covered box with a handmade washi label, signed and sealed in red, together with the potter's original card identifying the artist and the kiln. A rare meeting of craft and calligraphy, it is equally suited to daily tea or to display.
Artist: Shoji Goto (五島彰二)
Kiln: Uraku-gama (有楽窯), Fukui Prefecture, Japan
Period: Contemporary
Material: Hand-thrown stoneware, resist calligraphy in bare clay, dark glaze
Includes: 1 chawan, original cloth-covered box with handwritten washi label (signed and sealed), potter's original card
Dimensions: Ø approx. 10 cm
Condition: New, unused. Variations in glaze and texture are inherent to handmade ceramics.
Please note: as handmade objects, these pieces carry slight variations in colour, glaze and dimensions that are part of their character.
Hand wash recommended.
These are antique pieces and are sold as such. Although VV does its best to highlight major flaws, minor imperfections should be expected reflecting the age and previous use of the piece.
