[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl] Black Raku tea bowl with the name "Omokage" by Shoraku Sasaki

Black Raku tea bowl, inscribed Meng-ge, copy of Yamada Soen. It is interesting that the inscribed "Meng-ge" and the tea master Ishikawa Ji-an of Okazaki wrote that it is very similar to a "Hachi-kai" tea bowl, the existence of which is unknown at present. It is interesting that both Soen and Ji-an, two great tea masters from Mikawa and disciples of Sotan, wrote the inscriptions, and it is likely that this tea bowl had a connection with Sotan.
The shape of the piece is a semi-cylindrical shape with a clearly defined low waist and a tight body, with a thin rim that is carved inward. The overall black glaze has a brownish, flaked surface that shows many variations.

Size: Approx. diameter 11.4 x height 8.1 cm
Author: Akira Sasaki
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[Akira Sasaki]
My grandfather built it in Kiyomizuzaka, Kyoto.
Born in Kameoka, Kyoto in 1944.
1962: 3rd generation Matsuraku successor
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: Gift box
Caution: Raku ware glaze may be sensitive to acids.
●The clay used for Raku ware has a coarse grain.