「鉄槌」瀬戸黒茶碗, Black Seto Teabowl, known as “Iron Mallet” (Tettsui), late 16th century

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「鉄槌」瀬戸黒茶碗, Black Seto Teabowl, known as “Iron Mallet” (Tettsui), Momoyama period (1573–1615), late 16th century, Japan, Glazed stoneware (Mino ware, Black Seto type), H. 3 11/16 in. ( cm); Diam. of rim: 4 3/4 in. (12 cm), Ceramics, Some of the finest tea wares of the Momoyama period, including Black Seto (Seto-guro), were produced in the Mino kilns in Gifu Prefecture. Sen no Rikyū (1522–1591), the influential arbiter of the aesthetics of tea, preferred “imperfect,” spontaneously potted ceramics and used them as the basis of a simple and austere wabi style

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