Nezumi Shino cup by Katsuo Tatsuhiko, Mino ware, with original tomobako box and silk cloth - Japan - Shōwa period (1926-1989)

This is a hand-thrown Nezumi Shino cup by the renowned Japanese potter Katsuo Tatsuhiko (b.1971), a fine example of Mino ware.
Nezumi Shino (鼠志野) features distinctive speckled grey-white glaze with reddish-brown iron streaks, formed by the traditional scraping technique over an iron base slip. The cup has an irregular, organic sculptural form with a flared rim.
Comes complete with original signed wooden tomobako box, original silk cloth and artist paper.
Great for Japanese tea ceremony, sake drinking and ceramic collection.