Gourd-shaped sake flask (tokkuri)

Suzuki Gorō Japanese

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Suzuki draws inspiration from the traditions of the Mino kilns, which also produced Oribe-ware tea ceramics in the Momoyama period (1573–1615). This high-fired, slightly asymmetrical stoneware piece has freely applied rich glazes—copper-green for the Green Oribe style and underglaze iron-brown motifs for the Shino-Oribe—as well as geometric and abstract patterns, motifs inspired by nature, and contemporary elements of playfulness.

Gourd-shaped sake flask (tokkuri), Suzuki Gorō (Japanese, born 1941), Stoneware with green and brown glazes (Oribe ware), Japan

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Gourd-shaped sake flask (tokkuri), Suzuki Gorō (Japanese, born 1941), Stoneware with green and brown glazes (Oribe ware), Japan
Gourd-shaped sake flask (tokkuri), Suzuki Gorō (Japanese, born 1941), Stoneware with green and brown glazes (Oribe ware), Japan

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