Preliminary identification
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Overview
This is a low, tripod ceramic sweet dish (kashiki) for the Japanese tea ceremony, featuring characteristic green copper glaze pooling over an iron-washed slip ground. The dish is adorned with iron-painted motifs of waves (nami) and stylized plovers (chidori), complete with an authenticated paulownia storage box (tomobako).
Story
Born from Furuta Oribe’s radical tea aesthetic, this tripod dish pairs flying shorebirds with splashing waves under rich copper-green glaze, made to serve sweets in the tea room.
Maker / Origin
The style takes its name from tea master Furuta Oribe (1544–1615), who revolutionized Japanese ceramics by rejecting classical symmetry in favor of bold, distorted forms and vivid green glazes. The tradition has been preserved and revived across Mino and Seto kilns for over four centuries by master potters recreating Momoyama spirit.
Condition & Value
Displays honest kiln character, stable glaze crazing, and light surface wear consistent with ritual tea ceremony use. The tomobako retains its original inscribed lid in clean condition; overall preservation is very good.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.