Teaware for Sale

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this striking lacquered hira natsume crafted by Japanese artist Yoshimitsu Niiyama 新山良光 (Kisai 輝斎). It features a golden wavy pattern that expresses itself beautifully on a crimsom-like background. Bears the signature of the artist. Overall a nice tea caddy for usucha and a relevant addition to any chajin’s practice.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Measurements: 6cm (height), 9cm (width), 9cm (depth)

– Comes with its original tomobako (signed)

– Price: €120 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this wabi sabi inspired tea caddy by Ukrainian pottery studio Velika Bogaiha. It features a beautiful organic shape and black color reminiscent of lava rock. The jar can also be used to store incense.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Price: €80 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this vintage set of 4 sake/tea Hagi cups. Those appreciative of the wabi-sabi style will particularly enjoy using them for their daily practice.

– Condition: Very good/Excellent (A/A+)

– Glazed

– Capacity: ~30-40 ml

– Price: €50 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this striking Bizen chawan crafted by Japanese potter Naoki Tokoyama.

Born in 1970, he studied pottery under Fumio Kawabata 川端文男 and built his own kiln in 2000 in Okayama Prefecture, home of Bizen city.Crafted using a shizen nerikomi (or natural kneading) technique, this bowl gives birth to a unique landscape, sublimated by the stunning marble, textured effect that it reveals, as well as its yohen scorch marks, blessed by the fire. The synergistic combination of its volcanic nuances, topography, and scar-like scratches still manages to capture and infuse a real shibui spirit into the piece. Slightly reminiscent of the kutsu-gata type (shoe-like), its shape offers a nice, warm feeling when in hands, spontaneously welcoming the person holding it. The kōdai (foot) soberly supports its beauty, and very much honors the liveliness and humility expressed by the bottom of the bowl and its author.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Bears the seal of the potter

– Comes with its original tomobako

– Measurements: 12.9 cm at the widest, 8.8 cm at the highest ; kōdai diameter: 5.8 cm

– Weight: 451.3 g

– Price: €300 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this humble Kohiki-style Hagi chawan crafted by Japanese potter Takemise Kiyomitsuzo. Its beauty lies in its simplicity, making it a perfect bowl to drink matcha with. Its landscape is somewhat reminiscent of the Korean Buncheon style, using a white glaze that reveals parts of the clay underneath. Two tool scratches located at the front of the bowl were intentionally made by the potter, giving this chawan a more personal and intimate touch.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Glazed

– Bears the seal of the potter

– Comes with its original tomobako

– Measurements: 12.6 cm (width), 8.4 cm (height), 5.9 cm (height of the kōdai)

– Price: €130 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this beautiful Hakeme-style sake/tea cup crafted by Japanese potter Kouta Tanaka. It’s one of my favorite cups to drink senchas with. Lovely organic profile.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Capacity: ~50 ml

– Glazed

– Price: €80 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this stricking Tamba sake/tea cup crafted by Japanese potter Masafumi Onishi. Its organic, spontaneous, wabi-sabi profile is particularly beautiful. Suitable for drinking sanchas.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Capacity: ~50 ml

– Glazed

– Comes with its original tomobako

– Price: €120 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this beautiful stoneware wood-fired tea cup crafted by Taiwanse potter Zhang Gu Zhi. Embraced by the fire in a anagama kiln, the cup offers a particularly beautiful and organic landscape.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Capacity: ~80 ml

– Bears the seal of the potter

– Price: €60 + shipping

Note: there is a chip located on the foot of the cup, resulting from the unloading of the kiln by the potter.

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this stunning Hagi sake/tea cup crafted by Japanese potter Deika Sakata.

The cup features the distinctive Gohonte 御本手 style, exhibiting withish pink spots against a beige background resulting from a reduction fring. It gets its name from the order forms and catalogue books (御本 – gohon) that tea masters used in the Azuchi-Momoyama period to order tea bowls from potters and kilns. This style is also called kase (鹿背 – deer’s back) due to its resemblance to the spots on the back of a deer, giving the cup a unique landscape.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Capacity: ~50 ml

– Glazed

– Bears the seal of the potter

– Comes with its original tomobako

– Price: €150 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating and simplifying my teaware collection as well as freeing up some space, I’m parting ways with this lovely small porcelain gaiwan crafted by Polish potter Andrzej Bero.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Capacity: ~70/80 ml

– Bears the seal of the potter

– Price: €100 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating my tea bowl collection and free up some space, I’m parting ways with this lovely western Raku chawan crafted by French potter wAki.

Its organic profile and the patterns formed by the cracks coming from the firing are very pleasing to the eye. The outside color of the bowl, reminiscent of cherry blossoms, confers a soft and gentle character to the piece, strengthened by the white colour covering the inside. Its rounded shape allows the bowl to fall naturally into the hands of the one holding it, making it very easy and comfortable to use. The most noticeable feature of this piece is still its three-foot kōdai, offering a beautiful balance and harmony to the bowl. Bearing the potter’s seal, located next to the foot.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Measurements: 10.5 cm (width), 8.4 cm (height)

– Note: No tomobako

– Price: €120 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating my tea bowl collection and free up some space, I’m parting ways with this lovely Izumo/Rakuzan chawan crafted by Japanese potter Nagaoka Sora.

The outside of the bowl reveals thin, elegant and discrete terracotta-colored stripes, beautifully contrasting with the light blueish-gray color of the glaze. A very subtle rokurome pattern can also be observed, typical of ido chawans’ spontaneous irregularities. The most prominent feature of this piece is undoubtedly its tall wari-kōdai (type of kōdai split with one to three or four cuts), somewhat reminiscent of kureki bowls (chawans inspired by wooden bowls used for eating and drinking in Zen temples), which gives a strong but humble presence to the piece. Bearing the potter’s seal, located next to the foot.

– Condition: Excellent (A+)

– Measurements: 12.8 cm (width), 9.1 cm (height), 256 g (weight)

– Note: No tomobako

– Price: €140 + shipping

With the aim of consolidating my collection and free up some space, I’m parting ways with this very nice shino chawan crafted by Spanish potter Encarna Soler.

Its warm, organic profile is particularly pleasing, featuring orange, brown, and yellow hues that will perfectly find their place in your autumnal tea ceremonies. It pairs especially well with black or dark brown utensils (chashaku, natsume, etc).

In excellent condition. No tomobako.

For €120 + shipping, it is yours.

For sale is a Karatsu guinomi by Japanese potter Kenji Koga 古賀賢治. It features a humble organic character, very wabi in its essence. Comes with its original tomobako + cloth.

Note that the marks located around the foot are not defects and are simply the result of the cup being detached from the kiln after firing.

– Condition: like new
– Capacity: 50 ml
– Measurements: ~5.3 cm (height), 5.6 cm (diameter)
– Weight: 87.8 g

For €50 + shipping, it is yours.

A video of the guinomi can be seen here.

For sale is an easy gaiwan crafted by Chinese pottery studio Zhuosu 拙素陶. Its organic-like design features a nice dark slip as well thick walls, making it ideal for brewing shou pu’er and other fermented teas. Bears the seal of the studio, located under the lid.

– Condition: like new
– Capacity: 150 ml
– Measurements: ~8 cm (height), 10.3 cm (diameter with spout)
– Weight: 284 g

For €100 + shipping, it is yours.

For sale is this sober, vintage Bizen chawan (Ko-Bizen). It features a very humble profile along with thick walls, making it ideal for tea ceremonies taking place in autumn or winter. Bears a kiln mark located on the foot (potter/kiln and date unknown).

– Condition: like new
– Measurements: ~12.5 cm (total diameter), ~8.8 cm (height)
– Weight: 450 g

For €60 + shipping, it is yours.

A very pleasant bowl featuring a rustic look as well as an elegant high foot. Perfect for nodate gatherings and ceremonies.

– in excellent condition
– 12cm (width) x 8cm (height)

For €120 + shipping, it’s yours.

A very interesting vintage Banko piece featuring a wide flat knob. The lid is a bit loose (nothing unusual considering the nature of the piece). There is a very thin, small crack under the spout which has been repaired. While there is a seal mark at the bottom of the hohin, the potter as well as the date are unknown.

– ~150ml
– €120 + shipping

– ~20ml
– overall in good condition (some cups have small chips)
– €80 + shipping

– ~250ml
– 228g
– ball filter
– glazed inside
– barely used
– quite suitable for a bowl tea practice (w/ hongcha, hojicha, shou puerh)
– €150 + shipping

– 120ml (to the lid)
– glazed
– 311g
– barely used
– comes with 1 glazed cup (matching in volume) by German potter Karina Klages
– €70 + shipping

– w/ chimney (allowing the water to boil faster and more evenly)
– unglazed
– 350ml
– 6 holes direct filter
– 214g
– brand new
– €70 + shipping

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