No. 6068

Shigaraki Chawan

Tomio Ochi

¥50,000

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Description

Tomio Ochi is a relative of Anjin Abe.
He was an office worker who loved art.
After retiring, he studied pottery as a student of Anjin Abe.
He studied the traditional Bizen method of controlling the fire under Anjin Abe.
The clay used for this chawan was collected in the Shigaraki region with Anjin Abe.
He fired this chawan seven times.
He shaved the entire piece with a wooden spatula.
This sharpened the design and created a margin on the inside.
He devised this margin to widen the lower interior, altering the way the tea tastes.

Details

Pottery Type
guinomi
Dimensions
W12.1cm × D11.7cm × H9.1cm
About the Artist
He was born in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, in 1949.
He became a disciple of Abe Abe in 1976.
He built a kiln in Ushimado, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, in 1998.

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