Mystery Bowl

[glasscutter808]

Hello All,

My apologies in advance, this is my first post on NMB. I have had this bowl for abt 15 years, (I found it in a yard sale for 3 dollars) and have not seen anything close to it. The city in which I found it is noted for a large artist community, and I was not sure if this is just a local artist piece or  something more. I've always liked it, regardless. Any thoughts on origin,translation, etc. would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Bob

[Robert Mormile]

Hi Bob:

Nice looking bowl.  It’s Oribe-Yaki from modern-day Gifu Prefecture.  Definitely 20^th Century.  Google Oribe and you can learn more.  It will be difficult translate the script but I can see 牡丹 (Pronounced Botan) which refers to a peony like flower in Japan and 雪の (Yuki no) which literally means “the snow’s”.  In any event, its poetry that dances along with that fanciful rim.

 

Thanks for sharing.

Robert

[glasscutter808]

Robert,

 thanks for pointing me in the right direction, much appreciated.

Bob

[k morita]

Hi,

This poem is a famous Haiku-poem by Matsuo Basho.

[Baka Gaijin]

Morita san, would the following scan as more correct 5 7 5 morae format Haiku:

 

"Fuyu Botan

       Chidori Yo Yuki No

                Hototogisu"

 

 

I numbered it  

 

Fu Yu Bo Ta N   - 5

 

Chi Do Ri Yo Yu Ki No - 7

 

Ho To To Gi Su - 5

 

Am in the correct area please?

[glasscutter808]

K Morita,

Thank you very much for the insight on the meaning of script. I am very happy to have been helped by such knowledgeable people. 

Bob

[ROKUJURO]

Bob,

to me your bowl looks like some modern KARATSU stoneware CHAWAN I have seen. The 'shoe shape' was indeed used first by FURUTA ORIBE. Your bowl was made on a wheel and then individually 'distorted' by hand. The poem was inscribed in a background of white slip in HAKEME technique, first used by Korean potters.