Specialty. Raku ware tea bowl, red, by Sozen. The name was given by Kakusai Chihara Soso, who thought that the glaze color of the tea bowl resembled the leaves and flowers of the oni thistle. This is the most famous of Sozen’s works. The glaze color is perfect and the shape is also good. This piece is in the collection of the Sekido family of Nagoya. (Taisho Meikikan)
