[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl] Shozui gold brocade design by Kotoge Kuzuyoshi (Tanzan Kiln)

●Xiangzui is a type of blue and white porcelain that was fired in a private kiln in Jingdezhen at the end of the Ming Dynasty in China upon order from Japan.
This is a skillfully crafted porcelain with a beautiful blue color on a moist surface.
One of his representative works has the inscription "Made by Gora Daiho and Wu Shozui" written in blue and white on the bottom, which makes it known as Shozui.

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Size: Approx. diameter 11.3 x height 7.9 cm
Artist: Kotoge Kuzuyoshi (Tanzan Kiln)
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[(Real name: Katsuyoshi)] Tanzan Kiln
Born in Himeji in 1946
In 1974, the Tanzan Kiln was opened in Uji Coal Mine.
He is the nephew of the master craftsman of Shimizu, Makatsu Kosai, and studied under Kosai, as well as under Living National Treasure Mashiko ware craftsman Shimaoka Tatsuzo.
In 1981, he became a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association.
The pottery stamps include "Katsuyoshi made", "Tanzan", "Tanzan kiln", etc.
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Box: Wooden box