Height 9.0cm, Bowl diameter 13.4cm, Stand diameter 6.2cm
This is probably the most dynamic of the Shino tea bowls of the peak period. It has a sturdy semi-cylindrical shape with a stout waist, an oval distortion at the mouth, and a large, wide prospect. The wide bottom exposes a large amount of richly textured Hyakuso clay, and a small, tight base is attached to the bowl, but the sides of the base are well-cut, giving it a unique appearance. The glaze is extremely careless, and is almost completely applied around the waist. The part of the body where the glaze is thin has a very dark fire color (red burnt), which overlaps with the under glaze oniita, and makes the scenery of the tea bowl more intense. The reddish color of the mouth rim and the hem of the body is also vivid. The body is painted with a willow and a bridge, but it is not clear in many parts. The clay skin on the bottom is slightly reddish.
The inscription “Hagoromo” is thought to have been named after the image of a heavenly maiden’s robe of feathers in a horizontal stroke on the inside of the bowl, and on the back of the lid of the inner box, Jyoshinsai of the Omotesenke school wrote “Shino ware tea bowl Hagoromo” and on the front of the lid, Ryotosai wrote on the box. It was once owned by the Teramura family, a wealthy merchant in Teramachi, Kyoto, and in 1917 passed to the Shirai family of Kodaimaru, Osaka, and later came into the possession of the present owner.
