Japanese Bizen Ware Yunomi Tea Cup Pair Wood Fired Hidasuki Goma Ash Glaze Showa 3"H Lacquerware Overall length: 14 3/4" (37

Overall length: 14 3/4" (37

It is has a warm tan base clay imprinted with stamps of triangular flowers with a white and gray glaze over that

combining mineral-pigment watercolor with applied gold leaf to render Fuji rising from a sea of clouds against a saturated golden sky

Under the guidance of Kiyomizu Rokube from Kyoto

that is called katazome seen on the back side patches

Japanese Bizen Ware Yunomi Tea Cup Pair Wood Fired Hidasuki Goma Ash Glaze Showa 3"H Lacquerware Overall length: 14 3/4" (37Vintage Japanese Showa Era Bizen Ware Yunomi Tea Cup Pair Wood Fired Hidasuki Goma Ash Glaze Japan Okayama Prefecture, mid to late Showa era A well matched pair of Japanese Bizen ware yunomi () tea cups, wood fired in the unglazed Bizen tradition and bearing the characteristic surface effects of kiln atmosphere and flame each cup displaying a distinct but related palette of warm iron red, deep purple brown, and grey green goma (sesame ash) glaze