This is a yellow Seto tea bowl made by Mokusen Nakajima. Includes a signed box (Shihou-zan style), a cloth, and a pamphlet. Inside the lid, there is a calligraphy by Sorakku Hayami, the 7th head of the Hayami school of tea ceremony, which reads "Made by Mokusen," and "Hatsuwarai Fukufuku Noboru (first laugh, fortune comes)." (Image 17). There is a ceramic seal of "Mokusen" inside the foot (Image 16). 【Condition of the item】 ・The tea bowl has age-related tea stains and signs of use. 【Size】 Diameter: 12.3cm Height: 7.7cm Foot diameter: 5.2cm Weight: 292g Please allow for slight variations due to amateur measurements. 【Delivery date and time cannot be specified】 Due to the specifications of Yu-Yu Mercari delivery, the delivery date and time cannot be specified. 【No price reduction】 The price of this item cannot be reduced. Please refrain from price negotiations. 【Mokusen Nakajima】 Born in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture in 1954. Graduated from the Kyoto Municipal Industrial Experiment Station in 1973. Graduated from the Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic Training School in '74. Opened a kiln in Yamashina, Kyoto in '83. Exhibited at the Kyoto Craft Center, Takumi Exhibition in '92. Twice thereafter. Held a solo exhibition at Asuka Gallery, Okayama in '94. Five times thereafter, every other year. Exhibited at the NHK Matsuyama Broadcasting Station, Kyoto Craftsmen Exhibition in the same year. Held a solo exhibition at Mitsukoshi Kurashiki store in '95. Four times thereafter, every other year. Held a solo exhibition at Gallery Mokkoku-sha, Osaka in '97. Twice thereafter. Moved the workshop to Toki City, Gifu Prefecture in 2000. Held a solo exhibition at Hanshin Department Store, Osaka in the same year. Twice thereafter, every other year. Held a solo exhibition at Hanshin Department Store, Osaka in 2006. Held a solo exhibition at Tenmaya Kurashiki store in the same year. ※ Received the ceramic name "Mokusen" from Tokusen Kaga, the 51st Monshu of Shogoin Monzeki. #tea_bowl #MATCHA #Mino_ware #MinoYaki #Mino_pottery #Seto_ware #SetoYaki #Seto_pottery Ceramics Tea Ceremony Tea Utensils Matcha Tea Bowl Tea Ceremony Utensils Tableware Traditional Crafts Collection Signed Artist's Work Yellow Seto Glaze Mino ware Mino-yaki Yellow Seto ware Ofuku Otafuku Good Luck Charms Handmade Tanpan Type...Pottery Type...Tea Bowl Type...Matcha Bowl