Black Raku Tea Bowl, yakinuki type, called ASHIFUNE

The source of the name “ASHIFUNE” refers to the phase from a classic Chinese poem. The piece is made by using a hand-forming technique, which is the traditional style of Raku ware. This is a thin, shoe-shaped tea bowl. The notched lip is rightly undulated. The whole body is unevenly covered with an ocher engobe. From the notched lip to the low hip, a light green glaze gently flows alongside of the orbicular piece. It looks as if a shallow water plant. Inside the trimmed foot of the piece, the ‘RAKU’ mark of Kichizaemon XV is impressed. This work is one of the “Night Voyage” series.