[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl] Black Raku tea bowl, named "Araiso", Nonko copy, made by Shoraku Sasaki

●Raku ware made by Donyu, the third head of the Raku ware family in Kyoto. It was also known as Donyu's nickname.
Black Raku tea bowl, inscribed "Araiso" What is a Nonkou copy? The original was inscribed by Konnoan Itto on the inside of the box lid as "Nonkou black tea bowl, signature, Araiso" and has been handed down to Fukui-ke, the court physician in Kyoto.
This is a copy of a masterpiece by Doiyu, the third generation of Nonkou, and features stunning kiln changes that resemble splashes of water, with dripping black glaze and rough waves around the hem.
Doinyu: One of the masterpieces of black tea bowls
It refers to a rocky shore where the waves come in violently.

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Size: Approx. diameter 12.4 x height 8cm
Author: Akira Sasaki
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My grandfather built it in Kiyomizuzaka, Kyoto.
Born in 1944 in Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture.
In 1962, he inherited the Matsuraku tradition as the third generation.
Thanks to the goodwill of Deguchi Onisaburo and Oda Setsudo (1901-1966), the former 11th abbot of Daitokuji Temple (504th head priest), he opened a kiln in Kameoka again in 1944.
He is currently studying under the second Shogaku.
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Box: Wooden box
Caution: Raku ware glaze may be sensitive to acids.
●The clay used for Raku ware has a coarse grain.
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Box: Wooden box