This is a renowned tea bowl with the gentle color characteristic of Hagi ware, and it feels very comfortable in the hand. The artist's fingerprints *photo 8 are also visible on the inside, which adds to the scenery and makes this tea bowl even more interesting. The accompanying box is marked on the side with "Hagi-yaki tea bowl, 11th generation Saka Koraiemon." It has a good "agari" (firing result) and has no damage or repairs. The box is also clean. Comes with a matching box, a matching silk cloth, and a bookmark (Showa Teimi year). *Teimi...Showa 42 (1967) Diameter: 12.3 cm *Inside: 11.3 cm, Height: 7.6 cm, Foot diameter: 6 cm Appraisal value in the "Bijutsuka Meikan" (Directory of Artists): 1.2 million yen *photo 15 ▢ 11th Generation Saka Koraiemon (Saka Koraiemon) 1912-1981 (Meiji 45 - Showa 56) Hagi ware. Born in Shimonoseki. His art name is Kanpo. After graduating from the Imperial Art School (now Musashino Art University), he became the adopted son-in-law of the Saka Koraiemon family, the head family of the former Hagi clan's official kiln, in 1948 (Showa 23). He succeeded as the 11th generation Koraiemon in 1958 (Showa 33), and his "Hagi-yaki tea bowl" was selected for the 13th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition in 1966 (Showa 41). He was subsequently selected multiple times and became a full member of the Japan Kogei Association in 1971. He was known for his bold and dynamic style, including works inspired by Korean Ido tea bowls and Oni-Hagi ware, which incorporated rough sand and gravel into the clay. He received the Yamaguchi Prefecture Arts and Culture Promotion Award in 1973 (Showa 48) and was designated as a Yamaguchi Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property in 1975 (Showa 50). In 1980 (Showa 55), he became a director of the Japan Kogei Association and also served as the secretary-general of the Yamaguchi Prefecture branch. He passed away at the age of 68. [Reference] Bijutsuka Meikan (Directory of Artists), Bijutsu Club #Why not have your own tea utensils? #Chawan-ya Shokudo (Tea Bowl Shop Restaurant) #TeaUtensils #TeaBowl #HagiWare #TeaCeremony #Chaji (Tea Gathering) #Koicha (Thick Tea) #Usucha (Thin Tea) #Fushin-an (Tea Ceremony School) #Omotesenke (Tea Ceremony School) #Kyoto-an (Tea Ceremony School) #Urasenke (Tea Ceremony School) #Kankyuan (Tea Ceremony School) #Mushakoji Senke (Tea Ceremony School) #Sen no Rikyu (Tea Master) #Saka Koraiemon #Kanpo #AntiqueArt #Chanoyu (Tea Ceremony) #TeaRoom #Teaseki (Tea Place) #Chakai (Tea Party)