Teabowls

Another by Pavel Zamikhovsky

studio-pots wrote:

NaomiM wrote:Love the drips :)

That's why I bought it in the first place.

Had a discussion with a potter who just makes functional wares and he was horrified by crawled shino like that on Pat Southwood's tea cup below and drips on Kazem's yunomi. Some people just don't appreciate the skill needed to do such things on purpose.

I think your functional potter's view would be shared by the vast majority of true teabowl connoisseurs.

Also I'm not saying that thought and skill do not play a part in what Pat and Kazem have done but much of it is down to luck. There will be other bowls that haven't turn out how they wished but that is why they and others like them do it this way. Not to get dozens of bowls looking all the same but getting the odd one or two that are "lucky accidents" that they like and have worked very hard to achieve.

Large pink granite chawan, known as Mikage in Japan.

Unmarked

Zac Spates carved and wood fired whiskey cup (SpatesWoodfire on Etsy)

Japanese Hagi ware chawan with tenmoku glaze by Seigan Yamane

NaomiM wrote:Zac Spates carved and wood fired whiskey cup (SpatesWoodfire on Etsy)

that one is right up my street, I love everything about it

I reckon I nabbed the best of his latest firing :)

My latest D. Michael Coffee. Very more-ish, but you have to get them in the right light to appreciate the glaze colours.

Another by Steve Booton; fresh from the kiln. He's trying something different: cobalt brush strokes under a greyish shino glaze.

Large chawan by Hollis L. Engley

Hollis Engley....worked in journalism as a writer, photographer and editor for more than 25 years.
He began making pots in 1990 at the Art League School in Alexandria, VA, [Dan Finnegan was one of his teachers] and established Hatchville Pottery in Falmouth, MA, in 2000. He joined Kimberly Jane Sheerin at The Barn Pottery in Pocasset in 2014

Largest piece in my collection so far.

Another by Pavel Zamikhovsky, Germany

Another by CeramicSoul

Why are all the teabowls so big?

Most are 3.5"-4" - shorter than a mug. Maybe it's just the way I'm holding them makes them look big?
The largest is Hollis's one, but that's a big chawan rather than a Tea Bowl

Bizen teabowl by Konishi Toko II, daughter of Konishi Toko I. Both famous Bizen potters.






 

Victor Harris of ErinStudioCeramics chawan

Photos don't do it justice. Multilayered swags of glaze make it looks like fields of poppies.




 

NaomiM wrote:Bizen teabowl by Konishi Toko II, daughter of Konishi Toko I. Both famous Bizen potters.

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It is very unusual for a female to take over an important kiln in this way. I believe that her son works there these days. I'll leave you to guess what his artist name is.

From the size of it when compared to "that hand" it is a teabowl (chawan) rather than a yunomi. A more open chawan would be for summer use and this upright type (tsu tsu) would be for use in the winter.

brin mcardle wrote:Are they only teabowls or chawans because the potter calls them so ?

Most of these are, as despite any aesthetic value that they have, they would not be allowed to be used in a real tea ceremony, which is the purpose of an authentic chawan.

That's not to be critical of any of these, as in the West the majority are bought for their decorative value and not for use.

A rare green one from Michael Coffee

I have you all to blame for my sudden crash course into the world of Tea bowls I was at an auction earlier to bid on some arts and crafts items and got sucked into the studio section of the sale. I had made the mistake of reading far more of this website than is healthy, including this thread. No one seemed to be bidding on the studio pottery and it seemed rude to leave them. So once I have worked out what I have I may post some pictures. But at a rough guess I would say I have between 30-40 tea bowls alongside another 60-70 other bits of good signed studio. (should keep me busy)

Two cups by Tom Jaszczak, Montana, US.  (RawClay on Etsy)

Here are 3 by the same artist that I have dragged out of the 1st box. No idea who made them (looks to be stamped C) but they have a great glaze and stand about 9 cm high.






Just did a count though and I appear to have 27 tea cups someplace in the mountain of white paper and bubble wrap.

One also looks signed on the side. French, maybe?

Just checked they all have something faint poking through the glaze on the same place. Think it is a word starting with CH?