Good condition. Description: This expressive Japanese ceramic piece is a Takatori-yaki handled bowl (手付鉢, tetsuki-bachi), created by the 13th-generation Takatori Hassen (十三代 高取八仙). The inscription on the original wooden storage box identifies the work as a Takatori-glazed handled bowl and bears the artist's signature and seal. The vessel has a broad, shallow body with an irregular, gently faceted rim, surmounted by a large arched handle that rises dramatically above the bowl. The handle is substantial yet graceful, giving the work a sculptural quality and allowing it to be appreciated from multiple angles. The surface is covered with a richly varied Takatori-style glaze. Soft ivory, grey, cream, amber, and deep brown tones flow naturally across the interior and exterior, creating areas of pooling, streaking, and subtle tonal transition. Along one side, warm golden-brown glaze spreads into darker iron-rich patches, producing an almost landscape-like effect. The contrasting glaze movement is particularly attractive around the rim and handle, where darker brown lines accentuate the structure of the vessel. At the center of the bowl, a visible spiral from the forming process becomes an important decorative element. Rather than concealing the traces of making, the artist allows them to remain part of the finished composition, reinforcing the tactile and handmade character of the work. The underside is largely unglazed, exposing the warm reddish-brown clay body. An impressed kiln or artist's seal and a handwritten mark are visible on the base. The piece is accompanied by its original signed wooden storage box (tomobako) and a printed leaflet explaining the history of Takatori ware. About the artist – 13th-generation Takatori Hassen (十三代 高取八仙) Takatori Hassen is the 13th-generation representative of a long-established family associated with Takatori ware, one of the important tea-ceramic traditions of Kyushu. Takatori ware developed under the patronage of the Kuroda domain in Chikuzen and became closely connected with the culture of the Japanese tea ceremony. It is traditionally counted among the Enshū Nanagama, or “Seven Kilns of Enshū,” associated with the influential tea master Kobori Enshū. According to the accompanying family leaflet, the traditional techniques of Takatori ware were passed down from the official kiln of the Kuroda domain. The tradition was preserved through figures including the 10th-generation Takatori Bunnojō and the 11th-generation Takatori Hassen, before being transmitted through the family to the present 13th generation. The leaflet explains that the modern Takatori kiln continues to produce tea utensils such as tea caddies, water jars, tea bowls, flower vases, serving vessels, and related wares. Particular importance is placed on the character of the clay, natural glaze movement, and changes created by flame during firing. These qualities are clearly visible in this handled bowl, where the glaze has developed organically across the surface rather than forming a uniform decorative coating. Takatori Hassen's work continues this historical tea-ceramic tradition while giving individual pieces a strong contemporary sculptural presence. The combination of restrained form, flowing glaze, and visible firing effects makes this bowl a characteristic example of the Takatori aesthetic. NOTICE

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