Yōhen-kin Shino Coffee Cup by Suzuki Tomio

Description

At the height of his power, warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598) ordered the construction of a golden tea ceremony room at Osaka Castle.  It would become a testament to his vast wealth and influence, and honored guests were served tea from a glittering bowl coated with pure gold.

The story of Hideyoshi's opulent tea room was the source of inspiration behind Suzuki Tomio's yōhen-kin shino.  It took nearly a decade of experimentation and refinement to create a lustrous, golden glaze while strictly adhering to traditional shino making techniques.

Adding to the diversity of his ceramic art, Suzuki goes on a more conventional tangent with the introduction of this shimming coffee cup.  It is done in his signature glaze and accented with brushed details.  While cooling in the kiln, the glaze shrinks disproportionately faster around the claybody, forming an exquisitely crackled landscape that invites closer exploration.

For hot or iced coffee, tea, or matcha latté.

Suzuki Tomio's shino pottery is held in private collections around the world and, in 2011, was acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art for display in their East Asian Art collection.

A wooden presentation box will be custom made to order and signed by the artist.  Delivery time for this item is 2 weeks.

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