Kyoto Kiyomizu-Yaki Potter "陶仙窯 / To-sen-gama" made [SUSU] Series Tumbler JAC-OKY-407-01

The matte gray portion of the base material has a rough, unglazed feel.
The black wave-like design areas are glazed with a black, shiny, slippery texture.
Although it is difficult to see in the image, the side part is gently corrugated to make it easy to hold.

The mark “Tosen-gama (potter)” is stamped on the bottom.
*Please check the photo image.
*Each piece is handmade, so the design and color may differ slightly from the image.
Please understand.

Kyoto Kiyomizu-Yaki Potter "陶仙窯 / To-sen-gama"
Potter "陶仙窯 / To-sen-gama", established in 1915, is a Kyoto Kiyomizu-yaki pottery.
"陶仙窯 / To-sen-gama" produced at Sennyuji Temple in Kyoto, where many pottery studios are concentrated, through integrated production from molding to painting, firing, and overglaze painting.
Combining the gorgeous coloration of “亀甲貫入釉 / Bekkou-kannyu-yu” with “三島手金彩 / Mishimate-kinsai (Gold glaze)” and “白金彩 / Haku-kinsai (platinum glaze),” the company offers tableware that matches modern lifestyles while using traditional techniques.

Pottery artist "岡山 高大 / Takahiro Okayama"
Born into a family that runs a pottery business in Sennyuji, Kyoto, where many potteries are concentrated, he is a ceramic artist who continues to evolve his craft every day while following traditional techniques.

Pottery Artist "Takahiro Okayama" Biography

1976 Kyoto city birth
1999 Seian University of Art and Design
　　　Forming faculty Forming art department
　　　Forming art group Fiver art class Graduation
2000 Advanced technological Kyoto prefectural potter special school
　　　Molding department completion
2001 Advanced technological Kyoto prefectural potter special school
　　　Reserch course Completion
2002 Kyoto City industrial laboratory
　　　"Miyako-hijuku Kyoto City tradition industrial
　　　engineer training Pottery course" Regular course Comoletion
2007 ALTIGIANATO2007 Exhibition (Italy) Kyoto Prefecture tradition
　　　industrial young designer Italy dispatch business Participation
2008 "Kyomono recognition craft person" Recognition (Kyoto prefecture)
2013 Takahiro Okayama Exhibition
　　　(Art works saloon Takashimaya department store Kyoto) ('16)
2014 "Future master craftsman" Recognition (Kyoto City)
2018 Joint exhibition(Art gallery Takashimaya department store Kyoto)

Member of Kyoto Artists Association
Lecturer, Training Course for Successors of Traditional Industrial Technology, Kyoto City Institute of Industrial Technology

"清水焼 / Kiyomizu-yaki", Kyoto's representative pottery During the Edo period, pottery was made in various parts of Kyoto, and the pottery produced in the Kiyomizu-dera Temple area was especially called “Kiyomizu-yaki” (Kiyomizu ware).
On the other hand, the general term for ceramics made in Kyoto from the Momoyama Period to the early Edo Period is “Kyo-yaki,” and thus “Kyo-yaki Kiyomizu-yaki” are the official names for the ceramics.
In addition, since the pottery was often used for tea ceremonies by feudal lords and court nobles, they competed with each other to produce pottery favored by samurai and court nobles, which greatly enhanced the decorative and artistic qualities as well as the technical aspects, such as ease of use.
Therefore, the gorgeous and delicate paintings are characteristic of Kyoto, which has nurtured its own unique art culture such as “Cha-no-yu” (tea ceremony), “Ka-do” (the art of flower arrangement), and “Ko-do” (the art of incense).

Kyoto Kiyomizu-Yaki Potter "陶仙窯 / To-sen-gama" made [SUSU] Series Tumbler
Product No. : JAC-OKY-407-01 S / L
*In a paper box
Size : S / Φ About 90 ㎜ × height about 95 ㎜
L / Φ About 83 ㎜ × height about 110 ㎜
Weight : S / About 160 g
L / About 155 g
*As each piece is handmade, size and weight may vary slightly. Please understand.

Cautions
*Do not use in a dishwasher, dish dryer, or microwave oven.

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