Ibe ware tea bowl

A new Ibe tea bowl by Mashiro Aiga, an artist who creates impeccably honest and resolute works. This is an Ibe-te piece made by applying iron-rich clay, with a focus on highlighting the delicate natural gradations of the clay itself; it features various colors based on a chocolate-like earthy tone. The "goma" (ash glaze) brings out the characteristic black of the Ibe style, while the areas surrounding the ash exhibit subtle black gradations across the surface topography due to the influence of fine ash particles. The meticulously refined form is also magnificent, with the elegant cylindrical shape perfectly complemented by a powerful foot finished with double nail-carved grooves. Signed wooden box (shiho-san) included
Diameter 11.4cm × Diameter 11.2cm × Height 9.7cm Mashiro Aiga graduated from the Okayama Prefectural Bizen Ceramic Center in 1997. He built a fully subterranean anagama kiln in Sabo in 2003, followed by a second semi-subterranean anagama kiln in 2004, and continues to devote himself to his craft.