H x Diam (of base): 8 x 11.5 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/2 in)
Type:
Vessel
Origin:
Hiradobashi (Toyota), Aichi prefecture, Japan
Date:
ca. 1953-1954
Period:
Showa era
Description:
Cylindrical tea bow with Oribe glaze.
Mark: "peak (mine)"-shaped mark incised on unglazed base outside footrim.
Box, thick paulownia wood with flat lid, purple cord. Inscription and seal.
Marks:
On top of box: square red seal: "Mine."
"peak (mine)"-shaped mark incised on unglazed base outside footrim.
"peak (mine)"-shaped mark incised on unglazed base outside footrim.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on top of box lid: "Ao-Oribe ... chawan (tea bowl) ... Mineo."
Label:
Okabe Mineo (1919–1990, Seto, Aichi Prefecture) was the son of Kato Tokuro, another leading figure in the Momoyama Revival. During his early career Okabe continued his father’s repertory of Mino-style Oribe, Yellow Seto, and Shino glazes. (From the early 1960s he focused on Chinese-style celadon glazes.) Nonetheless, he exhibited his works not in the annual Traditional Craft Exhibition but in the fine arts Nitten, where ceramics were shown alongside painting and sculpture. In the 1954 Nitten exhibition his Green Oribe-glazed jar received a major prize. Okabe’s throwing is deft and fast, and his Green Oribe glaze is a deep, blue-edged tone.
Provenance:
From early 1950s to 2010
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge [1]
From 2010
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hauge in 2010
Notes:
[1] Curatorial notes: Purchased by Victor Hauge from the artist Okabe Mineo in his studio in the early 1950s.
Victor visited Okabe's workshop in the early 1950s and bought everything that was available for sale.
