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Japanese Yusen II Tokoname Ware Neriage Pottery Marbled Teacup and Lid
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DETAILS
Small vintage Japanese neriage tea cup or jar with lid. Nerikomi and neriage are pottery techniques whereby multiple colors of stained clay are layered to form patterns. Neriage refers to agateware pottery which is thrown on the wheel and nerikomi is agateware that is hand built.
COLOR(S)
Tan, brown, blue, cream
PLACE OF ORIGIN
Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
MAKER
Konishi Yusen II (Konishi Kenji) (Japanese, 1949). Kenji is a second generation potter and the son of potter Konishi Yohei.
MARKS
Impressed (bottom side): Yusen
DATE
Late 20th century
DIMENSIONS
Width 2.5 Depth 2.5 Height 4 inches
