Height 7.5 cm, mouth diameter 10.9 cm, base diameter 6.2 cm
Hatakeyama Memorial Hall
This is a rather deep and thickly wheel-thrown Kizeto teacup of this type. The bottom of the bowl has a rounded, shallow cutout in the center in the Go-Zu style unique to Ki-Seto, which is often seen in mukozuke (tea bowls with a small handle). The body is covered with a thin spatula with a five-petaled flower in the center, and arabesques are carved in lines on the front and rear sides. The yellow-seto glaze of fried skin over the entire surface is slightly burnished to an austere yellow, and the area around the hem is slightly burnt, giving the bowl a deeper apologetic flavor. What is particularly impressive about the shape of the tea bowl is the plump curved surface from the bottom to the waist, which deepens the peaceful atmosphere. There is a trace of a glaze shape in the base of the bowl, and the area is burnt.
The bottom of the bowl is slightly thicker than the rest of the bowl, making it a little heavy to pick up.
It seems to have been used as a tea bowl from a very early date, as “Kizeto” is written in Enshu style on the front of the inner box lid.
