Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi)

Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 Japanese

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This subtle fresh-water jar for the tea ceremony was created to reflect the traditional, understated aesthetic ideals of Momoyama-period (1573–1615) tea masters. The almost black, hard sahari alloy body is embellished with precise, delicately incised and carved lines on a finely chiseled background. The creation of the straight lines on the curved body requires great precision. Uozumi studied under his grandfather, Uozumi Iraku, a Living National Treasure himself. In 1962 he became a full member of the Japan Traditional Craft Association and in 2002 he was designated a Living National Treasure for his skills in casting (chūkin).

Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan

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Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan
Freshwater Jar (Mizusashi), named Calmness (Nagomi), Uozumi Iraku III 三代魚住為楽 (Japanese, born 1937), Sahari alloy of copper, tin, and lead, Japan

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