Height 8.8cm, mouth diameter 13.5cm, base diameter 6.7cm
This is a so-called “Neriage Shino” tea bowl. According to Mr. Toyozo Arakawa, Shino of the kneading technique is also fired at the Muta-do Kiln in Oyaya, the kiln under the kiln, and the Yuiemon Kiln in Ohira, but it is said that a large number of excellent ones are fired at the Takane Higashi Kiln. However, it is assumed that this tea bowl was made at the Muta-do kiln or under the kiln. It is a strong semi-tubular tea bowl with a firm and stout body, and the thick, thin and gently undulating mouth structure is powerful, and a so-called “body cord” is stretched around the center of the body. The base is a rounded double height with a spatula in the tatami mat, and the surface from the side of the base to the waist is gently undulating. The thick glaze is softly melted and reddish burn marks appear around the rim and rim of the mouth.
The gold-painted characters “Shino the Tiger” on the front of the lid of the black-lacquered inner box are said to have been written by Iki Sanzensai, a retainer of the Ikeda clan in Okayama and a representative tea master of the end of the Edo period.
