Tomioka Tessai (1837-1924) & Takahashi Dôhachi V (1869-1914) Kyoyaki sometsuke - Nanga Sencha tea set: teapot - kyûsu , water cooler - yuzamashi and 10 tea cups - yunomiSigned: Tessai okina & Dôhachi Seals: Technique: Kyoyaki sometsuke, porcelain with a hand painted cobalt blue underglaze decoration. tea pot: Ø 7,7 x 6,5 (10 x 9,5 x 6,5) cooler: 9 x 5,4 x 4,4 cups: Ø 5,7 x 4,5 Box: Inscribed Condition: A tiny hairline in the teapot, used, otherwise very good The inscription reads: 謹泊之鄉,茶禪之宝 Kinpaku no kyô, chazen no takara. Staying in the realm of sincereness with Tea and Zen as its treasures Takahashi Dohachi V (original name Ogawa Yūnosuke) was the son of Dôhachi IV (1845-1897). He took control of the kiln in 1897 until 1915 when his younger brother Dôhachi VI (Kachûtei) (1881-1941) continued the business. The Dôhachi family was one of the three most famous families of potters in Kyoto. Price: ON REQUEST |