珍稀鼠志野茶碗 — 美浓大师林良二 - 石器 - 林亮次 Hayashi Ryoji (1940– ) - 日本 - 1900–2000

Item Description
林亮次 Hayashi Ryoji（1940- ） Nezumi Shino Chawan (Matcha Bowl)
This exquisite chawan (tea bowl) is a masterwork of Nezumi Shino — one of the most revered and technically demanding styles within the Mino ware tradition of Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Created by celebrated ceramic artist Hayashi Ryoji at his Sozan-gama kiln in Toki City, this piece embodies the profound spirit of wabi aesthetics that defines the finest Japanese tea ceremony ceramics.
Nezumi Shino (literally "mouse-grey Shino") is distinguished by its dramatic iron-slip ground, over which creamy feldspar glaze (chōseki-yu) is applied. During the intense kiln firing, the iron beneath reacts to produce the characteristic warm terracotta and charcoal-grey tones, punctuated by fluid white glaze rivers that cascade across the surface — each utterly unique, each unrepeatable. This bowl displays precisely that interplay: a vivid iron-red body richly interspersed with pools and rivulets of milk-white glaze, soft blue-grey tones emerging where the iron slip sits exposed, and a luminous russet higake (flame flash) interior that deepens at the well.
The generous, slightly irregular form sits comfortably in the hands — its wide, rolling lip giving way to robust sides and a textured, pitted surface (yuzu-hada) alive with pin-holes and glaze crawling. The unglazed ochre foot ring reveals the natural sandy clay body characteristic of authentic Mino ware. Housed in its original fitted wooden box (tomobako), this is a work by a highly awarded master.

Size
Height: 8 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
Depth: 2.5 cm

Weight
610 g

Condition
The bowl is in excellent condition with no cracks or chips; minor surface marks consistent with age and storage are present, as expected for a stored piece.

Artist Profile
林亮次 Hayashi Ryoji (1940 – )
Hayashi Ryoji is one of the foremost Mino ware ceramic artists of his generation, working from his Sozan-gama kiln in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture — the heartland of Japan's Shino and Mino ceramic tradition. Born in 1940 (Shōwa 15), Hayashi has devoted his career to the revival and refinement of Nezumi Shino and related Shino techniques, achieving a distinctive personal expression within this ancient form.
His work has been recognised with consistent selections at the most prestigious juried exhibitions in Japan, including the Asahi Ceramic Exhibition, the Tokai Traditional Crafts Exhibition (selected 31 times), and the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition (selected 33 times and 8 times in special categories). His kiln is regarded as a leading voice in the living tradition of Shino ware, and his works are held in private collections across Japan and internationally.

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