YAMAMOTO Tôshû
(Japan 1906–1994)
Bizen ware "Taikai" tea caddy
- Other titles:
- Bizen ware tea caddy 'Ocean'
- Location
- Not on display
- Further information
Yamamoto began studying ceramics in 1922 and became apprenticed to the Kyoto potter Kusube Yaichi (1897 - 1984) in 1938. Yamamoto entered many exhibitions, including the 'Dento Kogei Kai' 13 times. In 1956 he was designated an 'Okayama Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Asset'. In 1959 he was awarded a prize at the Firenze International Exhibition. Yamamoto received the Okayama Cultural Award in 1972, and subsequently many other awards.
Although small, tea caddies appear in a wide variety of shapes and glazes. They traditionally have an ivory lid and more treasured ones are accompanied by a silk bag which prevents the surface being scratched.
- Place of origin
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Japan
- Period
- Japan: Shôwa period 1926–1988
- Year
- 20th century
- Media
- Ceramic
- Medium
- stoneware
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 9.5cm
- Signature & date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Gift of Rev. Muneharu Kurozumi 1981
- Accession number
- 312.1981.a-b
