3 Masatomo Toi Contemporary Ruby Red Chawan Tea Bowls A

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One of three sumptuous chawan in vibrant red, beautifully crafted on the potters wheel by Masatomo Toi complete with signed wooden box. It has a very thin lip, which may fool the viewer into thinking it is light, however it has a respectable weight, as the bowl is thicker at the bottom to both contain the heat and protect the hands of the holder from the boiling tea contained within. A single thumbprint in platinum marks the series. The unglazed base is also coated in platinum. In fact it has been fired three times, the initial bisk firing, the glaze firing, and the metal firing. I cannot help but equate this color with a classic sports car, so rich it almost seems out of place in Japan. However the contrast between the glossy red and the frothy green tea it is made for creates a dynamic conversation. Each roughly 13 cm (5 inches) diameter and in perfect condition, directly from the artist this spring.
Masatomo Toi was born in Aichi Prefecture in 1992, and graduated the Design course at the Tajimi Ceramics Research Facility in 2019. Since he has been developing his series of “Thorny” vessels and objects. At the same time he has been studying the way of tea, and these bowls are his first unadorned venture into the tea world (although we will also offer a few striking horned chawan as well). His works have been featured in a number of group and juried exhibitions. He will soon depart Japan for a year of study and experimentation abroad, and we expect great things in his future.