26390 Living National Treasure Shimizu Uichi Oil Spot Glaze Sake Cup SHIMIZU Uichi

Height: 4.7cm
Diameter: 5.8cm

Uichi Shimizu, a potter from Kyoto, was certified as a Living National Treasure for his iron glaze ceramics. He is particularly known for his modern interpretation of the oil spot temmoku glaze found on Chinese temmoku tea bowls. By using a glaze rich in iron and firing at high temperatures, he created a "oil spot" pattern where metallic-lustrous spots are scattered across a black background.