RARE AND EXCEPTIONALLY FINE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD ORIBE VASE Tea Ceremony Hanaire

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RARE AND EXCEPTIONALLY FINE JAPANESE EDO PERIOD ORIBE VASE Tea Ceremony Hanaire:
$14000.00

EXCEPTIONALLY FINEANTIQUE JAPANESEORIBE TEA CEREMONY VASE

Hand CraftedChado Masterpiece, Edo Period (1603-1868)

Stunning Japanesestoneware Oribe Hanaire representing the epitome of the Japanese tea aesthetic.Magnificent presence, exhibiting a masterfuljuxtaposition of the bold andsubtle. Exquisite, organic form with rich, fluid copper green glaze dripping over the wavelike handle and down the undulating body of the vase. Underglaze iron oxide design and abstract patterning embellish the white, slip glazed exterior as well as the interior rim. Formed on the potter\'s wheel, then hand distorted, bent, and trimmed in a naturalist style which takes great skill to accomplish. Masters of Oribe ware had to know just how much to alter a piece while retaining a natural elegance. This sublime vase is the best we have ever seen in this regard. It is exceptionally well balanced, and while magnificent, it does not boast.Precisely the type of form and decoration that Furuta Oribe created when he introduced this type of ware in the late 1500s. Dignified, and appearing that all the elements have come together quitenaturally. Theepitome of wabi sabi style. Exhibiting a sublime patina,the tasteful details on this piece harmoniously blend to bring forth a sense of serene strength.Originally created in the age of the Shogun and Samurai for use in the tea ceremony as a flower vasein the tokonomo. Thissuperb hanaire is of the quality normally reserved for museums and rarely comes on the open market. It measures approximately10 3/8\" tall and is in excellent antique condition. A rare example of Japanese life and expression, and an exquisite centerpiece for the discriminating collector of world class Japanese antiques and tea ceremony accoutrements.

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Wabi-sabi is the quintessential Japanese aesthetic. It is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional... It is also two separate words, with related but different meanings. \"Wabi\" is the kind of perfect beauty that is seemingly-paradoxically caused by just the right kind of imperfection, such as an asymmetry in a ceramic bowl which reflects the handmade craftsmanship, as opposed to another bowl which is perfect, but soul-less and machine-made. \"Sabi\" is the kind of beauty that can come only with age, such as chips, wear, or the subtle antique patina. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs. In one sense wabi-sabi is a training whereby the student of wabi-sabi learns to find the most simple objects interesting, fascinating and beautiful. Fading autumn leaves would be an example. Wabi-sabi can change our perception of the world to the extent that a chip or crack in a vase makes it more interesting and gives the object greater meditative value. Similarly materials that age such as bare wood, paper and fabric become more interesting as they exhibit changes that can be observed over time.

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