Antique Japanese Bizen Ware Cylindrical Vase Hidasuki & Goma Ash Glaze 10" Obi Thisis a Vintage Chinese ink

Thisis a Vintage Chinese ink stick used to make sumi ink for calligraphy and painting

Following his father’s death

5" thick (39 x 34 x 4 cm)

evoking classical court ornament

Antique Japanese Bizen Ware Cylindrical Vase Hidasuki & Goma Ash Glaze 10" Obi Thisis a Vintage Chinese inkAntique Japanese Bizen Ware Cylindrical Vase, Hidasuki and Goma Ash Glaze Japan, Showa period, mid 1900's Dimensions: 3"W 10" H (8 cm 25 cm) Thrown in the dense, iron rich stoneware clay characteristic of Bizen ware (), this handsome cylindrical vase displays the full range of effects produced by the kiln's natural wood ash atmosphere. The body carries a rich warm brown ground overlaid with goma () ash glaze the scattered gold and cream speckle