Tea utensils, tea ceremony tools, tea caddy, thick tea utensils, copy of famous Rikyu round jar tea caddy, made by Nose Susumu, Towaka kiln, service wear, Fuji-seed donsu

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Today we will be introducing a tea caddy, a thick tea ware, a copy of a famous Rikyu round jar tea caddy made by Nose Susumu.

Please take a look.

Size: Approx. diameter 7.4 x height 7.5 x mouth diameter 3.5 cm
Material Lid: Ivory
Artist: Susumu Nose (Touwaka Kiln)
Box Wooden box

What is a major specialty?
Among tools, those with a long history and excellent reputation are called meibutsu, and those from before Rikyu, especially those from the Higashiyama period, are called daimeibutsu.
Higashiyama Gyobutsu is a prime example.

[Nose Susumu] Towaku Kiln
Born in 1965 in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture
1984: Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Training School
In 2000, he retired from Eiraku Zengoro (a pottery manufacturer) and became independent.

More works by Nose Susumu here → Please click to view.

Click here for zodiac tea bowls → Please click to view.