Japanese Works of Art - 20th May 2026
Lot 605
A JAPANESE BLACK RAKU CHAWAN (TEABOWL)
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £229
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Description
A JAPANESE BLACK SETO WARE CHAWAN (TEABOWL)
SHŌWA ERA, 20TH CENTURY
The large waisted body of cylindrical form, with a deep black and lustrous glaze stopping short of the floor; in a fitted tomobako (wood box) inscribed Setoguro chawan, Tenshō-ki Momoyama-jidai, and Kōkurō saku (made by Kōkurō), 13.2cm dia. (2)
Provenance: from an English private collection, Devon.