Product Name
Fujii Kinsai Arita Japan - Sometsuke Tako Karakusa Japanese Teapot & Teacup (Yunomi) 5 Units set
染付蛸唐草文様茶器揃
Limited edition piece; includes a bookmark detailing the artist's ceramic career.
Signed by the artist. Comes in a wooden box.
All of our products are all handmade and hand painted by Master Fujii Kinsai,
therefore each individual item are slightly different each other.
Master Fujii's autographed on back side of all work.
*Sometsuke* refers to ware decorated with patterns in a single shade of blue. This style originated in Arita ware 400 years ago. The process involves applying an underglaze design to the porcelain body using a pigment known as *gosu*—composed of materials such as cobalt oxide, manganese, iron, and kaolin—followed by the application of a clear glaze and subsequent firing, which causes the design to develop a blue color. The specific shade of blue varies depending on factors such as the amount of cobalt oxide used, the glaze, the porcelain clay, and the firing method; the resulting colors range from vivid indigo to pale hues or deep, dark-tinged tones. Appreciating these subtle variations and the unique character of the color is one of the true pleasures of *sometsuke*. Introduced to Arita via China and Korea, the style is characterized by an elegant beauty that combines the warmth of white porcelain with single-color blue decoration.
*Karakusa* (Arabesque)
The *karakusa* pattern depicts the intertwining vines of a plant. Arita ware features a wide variety of *karakusa* designs, including patterns that incorporate flowers, leaves, or fruit—such as chrysanthemum, peony, and paulownia arabesques—as well as the "octopus arabesque" (*tako-karakusa*), so named because the swirling vine motifs resemble the suction cups on an octopus's tentacles. As a perfected traditional design, its beauty appeals to a wide audience, and it has frequently been used to decorate Arita and Imari ware pieces. Because the arabesque pattern extends endlessly in all directions without interruption, it is considered a traditional auspicious motif symbolizing longevity and prosperity.
Condition
Limited Edition Products by Master Fujii Kinsai Arita Saga Japan.
The number of each production are very limited
and we sell only AAA+ (Finest quality item only).
Size
Teapot
Height 11.30 cm (4.339 ")
Diameter 16.40 cm (6.457 ")
Tea cup
Height 7.30 cm (2.874 ")
Diameter 8.20 cm (3.228 ")
Delivery Time
We will ship your order within 10 days.
