(sold) Kutani-yaki Tenmoku matcha bowl by Teramae Tameichi with original tomobako, Shōwa

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A Tenmoku glazed chawan by Teramae Tameichi (寺前為一), working under the artistic name Aomi (青美), Kutani Ittō kiln, Yamasiro Onsen, Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture. Ca. 1960 to 1980, late Shōwa period. The bowl appears unused, with deep brown-black glaze streaked with warm amber tones and a glossy drip running to the foot with blue-green notes where the glaze pooled.

Teramae Tameichi studied at the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and spent years researching folk ceramics across Japan, northern China, Korea, and Manchuria. His work is documented in an accompanying shiori that quotes the Living National Treasure and woodblock print master Munakata Shikō (棟方志功), who praised Teramae's work for its purity of intention. This is not a routine endorsement: Munakata Shikō is one of the defining figures in twentieth-century Japanese art.

Kutani-yaki (九谷焼) is Ishikawa Prefecture's most celebrated ceramic tradition, known for bold colour and refined technique. Tenmoku glaze within this tradition carries a long lineage rooted in tea ceremony aesthetics.

Maker's seal pressed into the base. Sold with original wooden tomobako, maker's signature and seal on the lid, and original shiori. Late Shōwa period, Kutani-yaki (九谷焼), Tenmoku (天目) glaze technique.