Furuta Korai
Furuta Korai

Specialty. Korean tea bowl, Gosho-maru, white. In the possession of Oribe Furuta. The body is deeply rounded, with a tortoiseshell cut-out below the base, and the base is so irregular that it is difficult to distinguish between a hexagonal and an octagonal shape. He later joined the Fuyuki family in Fukagawa (Koto-ku), Edo, and worked for Kohitsu Ryosen, Yoshiwara Kenban Daikokuya, and Ougiya Uemon before joining the Konoike family around Temmei era (1781-19). (Taisho Meikikan)

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