This is a Sendai Tsutsumi-yaki teacup, with minor scratches. Please refrain from purchasing if you are looking for a perfect item or are overly sensitive to imperfections.
This teacup seems suitable for everyday use.
About Tsutsumi-yaki:
The history of Tsutsumi-yaki dates back to the Genroku era (1688-1704) of the Edo period. It is said to have begun in Tsutsumi-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, where Uemura Man'emon, a potter from Edo, started firing pottery under the guidance of Date Tsunamura, the feudal lord of the Sendai domain.
The history of Kenbama-gama kiln: In 1856 (Ansei 3), the Sendai domain invited Miura Kenya (6th generation, Ogata Kenzan), a potter who had studied shipbuilding in Nagasaki, to build a Western-style warship (Kaisan-maru).
Shoji Gengoro Yoshitada (the first Kenba), a potter from Tsutsumi-cho, studied under Kenya, and the technical foundation of "Tsutsumi-yaki" was formed, which has been passed down to the present day.
At this time, Yoshitada was given the character "Ken" from Kenya and named himself "Kenba," which is said to be the beginning of "Kenba-gama kiln."
Size: Height approx. 8cm, Diameter approx. 6.5cm
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