Kyo-ware Cormorant Chawan #1 Asahi Hosai XIV It takes at least 15

It takes at least 15 years to fulfil the role of head craftsman

He exhibited at and received various awards at overseas exhibitions

Also the wooden box has some discolouration and water stains

He creates warm vessels that capture the earthiness of the local clay

and plum textile originally from China during the Ming Dynasty 15th-16th century

Kyo-ware Cormorant Chawan #1 Asahi Hosai XIV It takes at least 15*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a Kyo ware hira chawan made around 20 years ago and signed Hirokusa. It is wheel thrown and the flat hira type used during the summer season. Hira chawan are shallow bowls with low sides designed to cool tea down faster. The bowl in this listing is decorated with a hand painted depiction of a cormorant on a fishing boat,