Yoshida Minori Kinrande Lidded Yunomi Teacup, Bellflower Arabesque on Green

A lidded teacup by Living National Treasure Yoshida Minori, its green ground drawn over in gold with a bellflower arabesque.

Yoshida Minori, third head of the Kinzan kiln, was recognised as a Holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property in 2001 for his yuri-kinsai gold work. The dealer notes his Asahi Ceramic Exhibition award, the Takamatsu-no-miya Prize at the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition and the Medal with Purple Ribbon. This cup is decorated in kinrande, the Kutani manner of drawing in gold over coloured enamel; the flowers in the scrolling arabesque are kikyō (Chinese bellflower). The fitted lid keeps tea warm and makes the piece equally at home on a desk or a tea tray.

Details

• Artist: Yoshida Minori (吉田美統), Kinzan kiln, Kutani
• Decoration: kinrande twisted flower-arabesque (金襴手捻り花唐草), green
• Material: porcelain, with lid
• Size: approx. 10 cm diameter × 8 cm high
• Box: paulownia box with cord (桐箱紐通し)
• Condition: new

Watch: Yoshida Minori's yuri-kinsai technique

A digest of the Japan Kogei Association's training record of Living National Treasure Yoshida Minori demonstrating yuri-kinsai (gold under glaze). (Not this specific piece.)

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