Vintage Oribe Chaire, Tea Caddy, Mizuno Kenji, Katatsuki Chaire, Oribe Ware,
MC-072202
Oribe ware is a type of Mino ware and usually glazed in Strong Olive Green and Deep Olive Green. It was developed by Lord Furuta Oribe, a pupil of Sen no Rikyu.
**Mizuno Kenji (b. 1941)**
Born in 1941, Mizuno Kenji is a Japanese ceramic artist and a certified master artisan in traditional Japanese crafts from Gifu Prefecture. He is known for tea ceramics made using traditional Mino ware techniques, including Oribe, Aka-Oribe, and Ki-Seto. His works center on tea utensils such as tea bowls, tea caddies, water jars, and mukozuke dishes.
In 1960, he graduated from Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Technical High School. In 1963, he joined the Toki Municipal Ceramics Research Institute, where he worked for eight years. During this period, he studied under the ceramic designer Hineno Sakuzo (1907–1984). In 1972, he left the institute and established his own kiln, Gono-gama.
He has received awards and selections at exhibitions and competitions including the National Export Design Competition, the Nipputen Exhibition, the Gifu Prefectural Exhibition, and the Gifu Prefecture Design Competition. He is a member of the Mino Ware Traditional Craft Cooperative Association, designated by the Minister of International Trade and Industry.
This Katatsuki Chaire was made by Suzuki Kenji. It is known as “Red Oribe,” it has a graceful form and beautiful Oribe-style decoration. It is in excellent vintage condition, showing only age-appropriate wear, and comes with its original shifuku and original paulownia wood box.
Measurement
Opening Diameter: 2.7cm / Approx. 1 1/16”
Body: 5.5cm / Approx. 2 11/64”
Height without lid: 9.5cm / Approx. 3 47/64”
Height: 10.0cm / Approx. 3 59/64”
Weight (Incl the Lid): 122g
Age: 1990’s
Material: Earthenware, Pottery
Lid: Original Lid
Shifuku: Silk
Color: Oribe Green, Oribe White, Oribe Brown, Oribe Beige
Shape: Katatsuki
Shifuku pattern: Mochizuki Kando
Shifuku cord: Normal length
Condition: Excellent vintage condition consistent with age (Unused or Very less used)
* Original paulownia box
* Original lid
* Original shifuku.
* Shifuku paper
* Cloth for protection
* Wood nails on the box.
* No chips, no cracks, no scratches and no blemishes.
* Inscription (Refer to No. 8 Photo)
* Slight discoloration on the box. (Refer to No. 10 Photo)
* You may find “minor scratch” on the bottom (the base section of a tea caddy).
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