Exquisite Item: Tea Ceremony Utensil - Teragaigama Kiln, Sadamitsu Sugimoto - Oribe Futaoki (Lid Rest) ● Width 5.5cm, Height 4.5cm, Unused With original box, guarantee. Accompanied by a certificate from Daitoku-ji Temple, Rittika Daikyo Roshi. Unused Original Box Cloth As this item has been stored at home, please refrain from bidding if you are overly concerned about its condition. All items shown in the images are included. Please confirm the details and place your bid if you are interested. Cancellations after winning the bid are not accepted. Shipping size: 60 Born in Tokyo in 1935 1968: Built an anagama kiln in the mountains of Shigaraki. Began producing Shigaraki tea ceramics. 1974: Received guidance from Daitoku-ji Temple, Rittika Daikyo Roshi, and continues to this day. Produced reliefs for the Okinawa International Ocean Exposition (Relief activities ended) Began research and production of Iga tea ceramics. 1979: Solo exhibition at Daitoku-ji Temple, Nyoian. Solo exhibition at Urasenke. Began research and production of black tea bowls in the style of Chojiro and red tea bowls in the style of Koetsu. Began research and production of Koryo ware, Ido ware, and Kohiki ware. Presentation of Iga tea ceramics. 1988: Exhibited at the Shigaraki Exhibition at the Kasetsu Museum. 1991: First solo exhibition in America at the NY Rockefeller Center Gallery Zero. 1992: Works were collected by the Kitcho/Yuki Museum of Art (Osaka). 1993: First solo exhibition in Germany at the Munich Gallery Fred Hahn Studio. 1994: Works were collected by the Yale University Art Gallery (America). Presentation of sculptural works using natural ash glaze. Presentation of sculptural works using glazed surfaces. Presentation of white tea bowls in the style of Koetsu. Discovery of old Shigaraki clay, research, and presentation. 2002: Donated Ido tea bowls to commemorate the Shinzan ceremony of Kennin-ji Temple in Kyoto. Invited to participate in the "International Ceramic Art and Lifestyle Exhibition" at the Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan. Invited to participate in the "2002 International Ceramic Workshop" at the Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Korea. 2003: Invited to participate in the Korea-Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition at the Yeongam Ceramic Center, South Korea. Works were collected. Exhibited in "Contemporary Japanese Ceramics: Reception and Transmission" at the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. 2005: Works were collected by the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park Ceramic Art Museum. Completion of Shibagami-de, Koryo-kuro, and Seiji (celadon) production. 2006: Built a dedicated anagama kiln for Iga ware. 2007: Completion of Shino and Oribe production. 2008: Works were collected by the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture (America). 2010: Completion of Soba, Irabo production. Traditional craft of iron kettle.